Summer Dreams The Sun Also Rises Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 2022

Summer is Calling, and Jayson Woodbridge answered! The latest addition to Jayson's impressive portfolio of wines is here.

Jayson's genius has been proven repeatedly through the success of Hundred Acre and Fortunate Son. Those who know him would agree—Jayson's barometer for excellence knows no bounds. Every wine he makes pushes the boundaries even further than the one before, and when we think he's met his limit, he surprises us again with something so wildly outside the box. Case in point: Summer Dreams~ Jayson's Chardonnay & Pinot Noir brand is his love letter to our California home and the bucolic Western Sonoma Coast.

Paired with Jayson in this new endeavor is an ACME favorite local winemaker, Ashley Holland. In addition to crafting her brand, Read & Holland, Ashley runs a wine consulting business where she works alongside smaller brands to bring their wines from vine to bottle. It is no small feat to earn the trust of Jayson Woodbridge, and Ashley has done just that. Where Jayson and Ashley match ideally is their meticulous nature and resolve to settle for nothing less than the best. Summer Dreams is all about site-specific vineyards demonstrating Sonoma Coast's WOW factor. To ensure their vineyard partners fit the mold, Jayson & Ashley visited over one hundred sites before selecting the final vineyards in search of three particular qualities: site slope, Goldridge soils, and older vine age.  If that doesn't show a commitment to perfection, we don't know what does.

Jayson considers his role with Summer Dreams as a "spiritual guide" to Ashley, who brings his doctrine to life, focusing on the intensely flavored, rich, and compelling wines with a sense of place for which he is known. The Sun Also Rises is 100% Chardonnay fruit, all of the Wente Clone 4. Fermentation and sur lie aging occurred in a mix of oak barrels and puncheons for 11 months; then the wine moved to new barrels and stainless steel for an additional five months of aging.

"An intertwining of Sonoma coastal notes featuring lemon drop candy and lemon verbena are supported by a subtle oak frame that is almost perfume-like and very come hither.  Brimming with lime blossom, ginger, nutmeg, cardamom, toasted almond, and freshly baked croissants. The palate gives way to tangerine cream, sun-kissed orchard fruits, and rich mineral density. Haunting." ~Jayson Woodbridge