Ridge Estate Chardonnay Sta Cruz 2022 750mL Private Barrel One of Nikka’s signature products

One of Nikka’s signature products to showcase our way of blending and perfecting flavors

This expression explodes with flavor imbued by the 39% wheat in the mashbill

aged and bottle on-site

One morning in 2008

it was allowed to settle

Ridge Estate Chardonnay Sta Cruz 2022 750mL Private Barrel One of Nikka’s signature productsThe grapes were whole cluster pressed, and racked to barrel. A lengthy natural yeast cold fermentation finished by year's end; during the uninoculated secondary which followed, the lees were stirred every few weeks. Once assembled, it was allowed to settle, then racked off its lees for an unfiltered bottling. Elegant and approachable, this fine chardonnay will continue to develop over the next three to four years.