Far Mountain Myrna Chardonnay

Golden straw yellow in colour. The bouquet brings surprisingly delicate floral notes that move quickly to ripe yellow and more exotic fruits with salty, lime and green fruit-inflected notes from Thornton. The sappy texture makes its presence felt, and this grows into a more defined and powerful structure with layers of spice persisting through to the finish.

Far Mountain was founded by winemakers Rodrigo Soto and his wife Mai Errazuriz three years ago. Having spent decades working for leading wineries across the Americas, the couple established this project with the belief that the best potential for wine in California lies in remote pockets of the Sonoma Valley mountains. With this philosophy in mind, they have sought out some exceptional vineyards. They are dry farmed, which allows the vines to thrive in the poor, fractured soils and results in a distinct saline character. This fruit is supplemented by a small parcel of thirty-year-old vines from Thornton vineyard, at the foot of Sonoma Mountain, which lends a precise acidity to the wine from the more ocean-influenced climate.