The 2021 Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard is mineral-driven and tangy this vintage, offering scents of matchstick, saline, biscuit and lemon. The medium-bodied palate is surprisingly concentrated and satiny, with a foil of shimmery acidity and a very long, flinty finish. Powerful yet graceful like a dancer en pointe, it will be long-lived in bottle. Only 290 cases were made.

From vines planted in 1983 on Goldridge loam at 800 feet in elevation, the 2019 Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard begins with appealing flinty tones, opening slowly to baked quince, orange blossom, marzipan, beeswax and candle smoke aromas. The medium-bodied palate strikes an excellent balance between a broad, satiny texture and tangy, energetic acidity, and it finishes with extraordinary length. 349 cases were made.

From vines planted in 1982, the 2018 Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard has alluring scents of gunflint, salted almonds, dried apples, white flowers and beeswax. The medium-bodied palate is satiny, salty and perfumed with tangy freshness and layered flavors. What a lovely, energetic expression!

A rich, bold, opulent expression of Sonoma Coast is seen in the 2014 Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard, with gregarious notes of ripe apricots, pineapple and guava over butterscotch, crème brulee and cashews. Light to medium-bodied, the palate is packed with decadent tropical fruit and honeyed toast flavors, with a lively backbone and satiny texture, finishing with satisfying persistence. 380 cases were made.