Pali Wine Co. 'Pali Vineyard' Chenin Blanc, Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County, California 2024
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Pali Wine Co. was founded in 2005 by Tim and Judy Perr, who named the winery after their Pacific Palisades hometown as a tribute to the community that shaped their lives. After nearly a decade sourcing fruit from iconic Central Coast vineyards — Fiddlestix, Rancho La Viña, Bien Nacido, Cargasacchi — they planted their own 50-acre estate in the northwesternmost corner of the Sta. Rita Hills in 2012. Aaron Walker has served as winemaker since 2007. The Chenin Blanc at Pali Vineyard was grafted in 2022 following Pierce's disease losses in the Pinot Noir blocks. The 2023 first estate release sold out quickly in 129 cases; the 2024 is the second vintage from this pioneering planting, believed to be the only Chenin Blanc grown in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA.
- WINEMAKER: Aaron Walker
- FARMING: S.I.P. Certified Sustainable. Estate-grown, Pali Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County. Grafted 2022.
- VARIETY: 100% Chenin Blanc
- TERROIR: Pali Vineyard occupies the northwesternmost and most ocean-exposed corner of the Sta. Rita Hills AVA, where the Santa Ynez River corridor funnels cold Pacific air and marine fog deep into the valley. Sandy soils — remnants of an ancient seabed — are extremely well-drained and low-fertility, stressing vines toward concentrated, high-acid fruit. The transverse mountain ranges that define the Sta. Rita Hills create one of California's most dramatically cool growing environments, with powerful diurnal temperature swings and near-constant ocean influence.
- VINIFICATION: Native yeast fermentation.
- AGING: Neutral French oak.
- TASTING NOTES: Grapefruit, apple, pear, and wet rocks on the nose. Silky texture on the palate with bright, chalky acidity and a mineral, mouthwatering finish. Austere and precise in youth, building in complexity with time.
- FOOD PAIRINGS: Trout almondine, grilled fish, herb-infused dishes, oysters, soft-ripened cheese.
Pali Wine Co. 'Pali Vineyard' Chenin Blanc, Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County, California 2024
Pali Wine Co. was founded in 2005 by Tim and Judy Perr, who named the winery after their Pacific Palisades hometown as a tribute to the community that shaped their lives. After nearly a decade sourcing fruit from iconic Central Coast vineyards — Fiddlestix, Rancho La Viña, Bien Nacido, Cargasacchi — they planted their own 50-acre estate in the northwesternmost corner of the Sta. Rita Hills in 2012. Aaron Walker has served as winemaker since 2007. The Chenin Blanc at Pali Vineyard was grafted in 2022 following Pierce's disease losses in the Pinot Noir blocks. The 2023 first estate release sold out quickly in 129 cases; the 2024 is the second vintage from this pioneering planting, believed to be the only Chenin Blanc grown in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA.
- WINEMAKER: Aaron Walker
- FARMING: S.I.P. Certified Sustainable. Estate-grown, Pali Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County. Grafted 2022.
- VARIETY: 100% Chenin Blanc
- TERROIR: Pali Vineyard occupies the northwesternmost and most ocean-exposed corner of the Sta. Rita Hills AVA, where the Santa Ynez River corridor funnels cold Pacific air and marine fog deep into the valley. Sandy soils — remnants of an ancient seabed — are extremely well-drained and low-fertility, stressing vines toward concentrated, high-acid fruit. The transverse mountain ranges that define the Sta. Rita Hills create one of California's most dramatically cool growing environments, with powerful diurnal temperature swings and near-constant ocean influence.
- VINIFICATION: Native yeast fermentation.
- AGING: Neutral French oak.
- TASTING NOTES: Grapefruit, apple, pear, and wet rocks on the nose. Silky texture on the palate with bright, chalky acidity and a mineral, mouthwatering finish. Austere and precise in youth, building in complexity with time.
- FOOD PAIRINGS: Trout almondine, grilled fish, herb-infused dishes, oysters, soft-ripened cheese.