2017 Under the Wire Chuy Vineyard Sparkling Chardonnay Clos Larrouyat A Highball is the perfect

A Highball is the perfect glass for any long drink

within the Cape Town suburbs and roughly six miles from the Atlantic Ocean and that influence is what helps the grapes retain their acidity

lilacs and wild herbs

78% Cabernet Sauvignon

could never be described as shy

2017 Under the Wire Chuy Vineyard Sparkling Chardonnay Clos Larrouyat A Highball is the perfectThe 2017 Sparkling Chardonnay Chuy is one of the most distinctive wines I have tasted from Under the Wire. It emerges from the Chuy Vineyard (now Midslope) originally planted with Chardonnay on St. George rootstock by famed vineyard manager Chuy Ordaz. The site has since been acquired by Kistler and been totally redeveloped, so this wine is an ode to the past. And what a swan song it is. Rich, deep and bold, with tons of pure Chardonnay intensity, the