2023 Madson Wines Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay

Madson searches for tiny vineyards that they can farm themselves, currently farming about 30 vineyards throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, most of them under three acres. The 2023 Chardonnay is a blend of five vineyards, with the goal of showing an aggregate sample of the entire mountain range. Green apple and jasmine ride along a lithe, light-bodied, and mineral-driven core of focused, bright acidity with just 10% new oak, the texture stony and lean. (VB)