Simi Chardonnay

”SIMI. SYNONYMOUS WITH SONOMA COUNTY When Giuseppe and Pietro Simi immigrated to Northern California they settled in Sonoma County because it reminded them of their native Tuscany where wine had been made for centuries. In 1876 they founded SIMI in Healdsburg California. Today we’re still making wine from diverse Sonoma County grapes in the same stone cellar built in 1890. VINEYARDS Each of Sonoma County’s most prestigious regions for growing Chardonnay offers a remarkably distinct fruit profile. We blended grapes almost evenly from all four of these regions to make our 2016 Sonoma County Chardonnay with 25% coming from the Russian River Valley 26% coming from Carneros 27% coming from Alexander Valley and 22% coming from Sonoma Coast. Grapes from the Sangiacomo vineyard in Carneros- Sonoma County’s coolest growing region-added brilliant acidity and bright pure mouthwatering flavors of green apple tangerine and lemon. Fruit from the Goldfields and Stiling vineyards of the