RAEN, Lady Marjorie Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, California, 2021

Overview of the Wine
As winemakers and farmers, Carlo and Dante attribute a great deal of what they have learned to their grandfather Robert and father Tim, both whom influenced them from a young age.

Carlo and Dante’s father Tim was a pioneer for California Pinot Noir in the early 1970s and has always had a tremendous regard for the great wines of Burgundy. To this day his Pinot Noirs from the 1970s are showing incredibly well. Carlo and Dante credit their father’s passion for Pinot Noir as the early inspiration that got them excited at a young age.

Dante studied abroad in Switzerland at the Webster University in Genève as well at UC Davis in California. Carlo studied in France at the University of Aix-en-Provence and in Italy at the University of Milan. After their formal studies were complete Carlo and Dante continued their educational work with the winemaking team lead by their father Tim Mondavi at Robert Mondavi Winery and Opus One.

When Robert Mondavi Winery was sold in 2004, the brothers joined their father Tim, Aunt-Marcia and grandfather Robert as they founded Continuum in 2005.

In 2013 Carlo and Dante founded RAEN winery with the goal to produce world class Pinot Noir on the western hills of the Sonoma Coast. RAEN currently focuses on making three Pinot Noirs, from three unique sites on the Sonoma Coast.

Grape / Blend
Chardonnay

Origin
Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
This bottling is dedicated to our grandmother, Marjorie who will always be a bright light of inspiration for us. Our grandmother was truly an incredible woman. Without question, her hard work, dedication, and steadfast determination led to where we are today. Our inaugural release of this chardonnay is a cuvée of the best barrels in our cellar hailing from two special sites along the westerly Sonoma Coast in Fort Ross-Seaview.

Hailing from the most rugged corners of the west Sonoma Coast, Lady Marjorie is rooted in the rocky soils of Fort Ross-Seaview yielding a wine of finesse, elegance, and verve. Crushed wet gravel, stone fruits of ripe white peach and crunchy nectarine give way to delicate notes of honeysuckle, apricot and citrus pith. On the palate, crushed wet rock persists with summer ripe stone fruits and white flowers transporting us back to the cool coastline where these vines grow. Subtle notes of this beautiful coastline linger with faint hints of fruit, flower, and minerality leading to a seamlessly long finish.

Product size: 750ml