The 2021 Antica Terra chardonnay Aequorin rises from the glass with the warmth of summer hay and sage grass, belying its tightly grained austerity, briny acidity, and architectural detail. Almost painfully intense on the palate, with penetrating lemony fruit, cut incisively with oyster shell minerality, it conveys outstanding cut and precision to its flavors of citrus peel, white flowers, and chiseled quartz; finishing with profound energy and rising length.

Both chardonnay and pinot noir tell their stories across a broad arc of expression; from pale, fair and ethereal to saturated and stacked. In some vintages, these voices come together in one symphonic chorus but oftentimes, the highest possible answer allows us – or rather, demands – that we turn our attention to a single expression and allow it to rise into a bottle of its own.

Only produced in certain vintages, Aequorin chardonnay steps down from the risers and into the spotlight to deliver the rarest solo performances.