2024 Ceritas Charles Heintz Vineyard Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, USA Renaissance Jean-Michel and Laurence Petit produce

Jean-Michel and Laurence Petit produce this white Macvin from Chardonnay must in Pupillin

Vineyard: all the grapes come from a single plot called Les Paluets – 65+ years old vines on chalk

Planted in 2007 entirely to Alban clone Grenache

sourced from sandy and gravelly soils

2024 Ceritas Charles Heintz Vineyard Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, USA Renaissance Jean-Michel and Laurence Petit produceTucked away just east of the town of Occidental, Charles Heintz Vineyard is one of the regions oldest historic vineyard sites. This site begged for wine grapes, specifically Chardonnay, with its classic Goldridge sandy loam soils and the location just above the fog line, offering abundant sunshine with cool ocean breezes. These almost four decade old vines are among the oldest Chardonnay vineyards on the Sonoma Coast.