Dirt Club Wine

Scar of the Sea x Dedalus Santa Maria Valley Chardonnay Rancho Ontiveros Vineyard 2023

 

Scar of the Sea is a tiny outfit from the wild sweep of San Luis Obispo on California’s Central Coast. There, Mikey and Gina Giugni craft small lots of terroir-driven wines. Everything they do is influenced by the raging Pacific just miles from their vineyard sites—the unique geology, the cool morning fog, the coastal climate—and you can taste it in the wines.

This Chardonnay is made exclusively for Dedalus by the winemaking power couple, and comes from the Rancho Ontiveros Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley. Blue skies above, sandy soils below, and strong ocean breezes are the ticket to fresh Chardonnay that showcases a new side of California.

Producer: Scar of the Sea x Dedalus

Country: USA

Region: California

Variety: Chardonnay

Orange meringue, salty almonds, lemon blossoms

If you like this California Chardonnay with maritime influence, you like a light to medium bodied white wine with medium acidity and neutral oak influence. You should look at Godello from Southern Italy, which can have salty grapefruit notes, and Albariño from Galicia, which can have notes of lemon and pear.

- The Rancho Ontiveros Vineyard was planted in the 1990s and sits on sandy, silty soils. It’s owned by James Ontiveros and is farmed organically.
- California Chardonnay earned a bad rap for being bogged down by too much new oak. Mikey and Gina show off the fresh side of California Chardonnay with super light use of old, neutral French oak that allows the character of the wine to shine through.
- Drink chilled!

$39.00

Pair Your Club Wine With...

We like this maritime-influenced Chardonnay with an umami-packed seared scallop in a lemony butter sauce. It comes together in under 30 minutes and becomes a full meal with the addition of a crusty baguette and a simple salad.

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Our wine clubs—Thirst, Sauvage, and Dirt— and our Cheese Club are available for local pickup in Burlington and Stowe, Vermont. They're a great way to learn more about wine and cheese, expand your palate, or just get to try something new every month. Every wine and cheese is selected by our somms and comes with detailed tasting notes and recipes to pair.