At Cline Family Cellars we seek complexity, elegance, power and sense of place in every wine we make.

We craft our wines combining timeless techniques and modern technology that work in concert with each varietal, utilising thoughtful wine growing, gentle handling, attentive sorting, and meticulous blending to achieve wines of great flavour at a great price.

This Chardonnay is from Cline's Estate Sonoma Coast vineyard, the Lazy C, located in a region known as 'The Petaluma Gap.' Cool Pacific fog rolls in most days during the growing season, making this vineyard prized for growing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes. The cool air is ideal for slowly ripening Chardonnay and maintaining acidity. The grapes were hand-picked and destemmed. Wine is rested in French oak for 3 months. They see 25% new oak which imparts a delicate vanilla and toast character. The wine does not go through a malolactic fermentation.

This is a dry, crisp, and delicious wine, with notes of pineapple, citrus,and a smooth oaky vanilla finish. It is a balanced and food-friendly wine.

It pairs well with shellfish, chicken, roast pork or as an aperitif.

"Pretty notes of orange blossom and lime complement the subtle pineapple found in this smooth, lush and conservatively creamy white, an outrageous value for the quality, a stock-up-now kind of wine. Balanced, it offers just a tiny suggestion of oak and vanilla on the finish. 88 Points." (Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Jan 2015)

Cline Cellars is owned by Nancy Cline. Both her grandfathers were from Ireland, Gregory Laughlin in County Cork and Bunting from Lurgan, Co Armagh. Both emigrated around 1878 and settled, respectively in Berkley California and Kansas City. The Cline family have maintained regular contact with remaining family and continue to visit the Laughlin and Bunting families today.