Rubentis is a 50/50 field blend of the native Hondarrabi Zuri and Hondarrabi Beltza
lending the wine a velvety mouthfeel
Jean-Philippe Fichet is best known as a master of Meursault
David Croix's wines are increasingly recognized among the Côte de Beaune's most exciting — if you haven't found them yet
The name refers to the left bank of the Marne
Outward Wines, Chardonnay Bassi Vineyard San Luis Obispo County, 2024 102225OFFER Rubentis is a 50/50 fieldA salty, flinty California Chardonnay made the way you wish more were. Bassi Vineyard sits 1. 2 miles from the cold Pacific above Avila Beach, biodynamically farmed on a south facing hillside of marine sandstone and sandy loam. Outward's Ryan Pace and Natalie Siddique pick early, ferment with native yeast, and age 10 months on undisturbed lees in neutral oak. There's no malolactic flab, no buttery makeover, no oak veneer: just lemon, sea spray,