This wine is characterized by remarkable purity. Delight in the initial aroma of wet limestone, transitioning seamlessly to delicate notes of white peach, creamsicle, and key lime. This chardonnay has a rounded structure and lingering tropical tones. Winemaker's Notes. The Los Alamos Vineyard is roughly 500 planted acres, most of which is on flat bottomland of the Los Alamos Valley that is sandwiched between the warmer Santa Ynez Valley and cooler Santa Maria Valley appellations. The best grapes from this vineyard are found to the north on the gentle slopes of the hills. We source from grapes grown at the top of the wind-swept slopes of the Solomon Hills. On this hilltop the wind and shallower soils keep the yields low and the grapes struggle to ripen. Even though it is a struggle, the small crop ripens early. The fruit is hand harvested, whole cluster pressed, and put to barrel. It was aged 16 months on the lees in 33% new François Frères French oak barrels. Vineyard Notes. Au Bon Cli