2022 Tidal Break Vineyard, Sonoma Coast Chardonnay

Tidal Break sits in the lee of a forbidden Buddhist monastery on the far Sonoma Coast. There are several energy vortexes nearby running along what the locals call "...the tail of the serpent" (aka the spine of the San Andreas Fault). This site has presence. Our rows of Clone 4 are planted on luminescent blue volcanic rock and sandstone. Given the proximity to a cold sea, this wine is generally as-chiseled and mineral a chardonnay as they come. From the extreme 2022 vintage, we experienced a heat dome bearing down on the state. The fruit came in looking pretty impacted by the sun, and we elected to triage it mercilessly. Most of it was declassified into our Estero Chardonnay. The scarce clusters that did make the grade for our Tidal Break designate were painstaking hand-selected. This wine is exotic in a pleasing way, with an aromatic opulence we've never seen from this site, but the characteristic acidic structure—still very present despite the warm harvest temps—keeps things fresh and mouthwatering.

AROMA: sea spray, green pear, orange blossom

FLAVOR: creamsicle, parmigiano rind, crushed seashell

FOOD PAIRINGS: miso cod, chicken pot pie, stuffed squash blossoms

If you're interested in an allocation or joining our wine club to have access to these wines, please contact us at info@liocowine.com.