Stagiaire Wine - Shadows on a Hill Chardonnay 2023
Shadows on a Hill Chardonnay is a wine made Jura style, but very expressive of California coastal. On the nose is citrus with some wet stone. The palate is silky, with bright, fresh acidity, bringing a salty texture that stays longer for a delicious finish.
About the winemaker Brent Mayeaux: Stagiaire is a French word that translate to ‘apprentice’, this is what he was called in France while working in Jura for a winemaker and other local vignerons were questioning who the hell was the guy speaking really bad French. The name encapsulates humility, impermanence, and the never-ending pursuit of knowledge and improvement. He says that ‘If we have good grapes, why add anything to them in the cell? And his wines are just a reflection of that.
Pair it with grilled lobster or shrimp and white creamy pasta.
Region: Sonoma County, California
Grape: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage: 2023
750 ml
Shadows on a Hill Chardonnay is a wine made Jura style, but very expressive of California coastal. On the nose is citrus with some wet stone. The palate is silky, with bright, fresh acidity, bringing a salty texture that stays longer for a delicious finish.
About the winemaker Brent Mayeaux: Stagiaire is a French word that translate to ‘apprentice’, this is what he was called in France while working in Jura for a winemaker and other local vignerons were questioning who the hell was the guy speaking really bad French. The name encapsulates humility, impermanence, and the never-ending pursuit of knowledge and improvement. He says that ‘If we have good grapes, why add anything to them in the cell? And his wines are just a reflection of that.
Pair it with grilled lobster or shrimp and white creamy pasta.
Region: Sonoma County, California
Grape: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage: 2023
750 ml
Shadows on a Hill Chardonnay is a wine made Jura style, but very expressive of California coastal. On the nose is citrus with some wet stone. The palate is silky, with bright, fresh acidity, bringing a salty texture that stays longer for a delicious finish.
About the winemaker Brent Mayeaux: Stagiaire is a French word that translate to ‘apprentice’, this is what he was called in France while working in Jura for a winemaker and other local vignerons were questioning who the hell was the guy speaking really bad French. The name encapsulates humility, impermanence, and the never-ending pursuit of knowledge and improvement. He says that ‘If we have good grapes, why add anything to them in the cell? And his wines are just a reflection of that.
Pair it with grilled lobster or shrimp and white creamy pasta.
Region: Sonoma County, California
Grape: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage: 2023
750 ml