Lot Overview
- Region: 100% Moon Mountain District (Trinity Ridge Vineyard, highest elevation on Moon Mountain)
- Vintage: 2024
- Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
- Oak Aging: Barrel-fermented, fully MLF (implied)
- Alcohol: 14.2%, pH 3.55, TA 5.38 g/L, Malic <0.1 g/L, Lactic 1.59 g/L
- Cases Available: ~90
- Cam Price: ~$10.75/bottle ($129/case)
- Retail Estimate: $85/bottle
- Claude’s Source Guess: Lasseter Family Winery — Trinity Ridge Vineyard Chardonnay, Moon Mountain District
- Wine Berserkers Guess: Lasseter Family Winery ✓ (same as Claude)
- Drink Window: 2026–2034 (peak 2026–2031)
Cameron’s Release Notes
Mid-90s scoring (Galloni and Dunnuck, previous vintage), $80+ single-vineyard Moon Mountain Chardonnay. The vineyard is breathtaking — one of the highest elevation sites on Moon Mountain — and the wine is equally breathtaking. Another “trust me” wine — if you liked Lot 4, this will be right up your alley. In fact, I believe this is a better wine.
Tasting Notes
Brilliant pale gold with a speck of green shimmer. Apple and pear notes conspire with lemon confit, brioche, beeswax and crushed slate in a beautifully complex bouquet with just a kiss of lavender coming off the top. Deep and layered across the palate with fantastic texture on entry — lemonhead and crushed slate-crusted acidity providing vibrancy and nerve in a long, sustained finish with lemon oil and beeswax notes echoing throughout. Intense-yet-balanced with fantastic energy and verve.
⏳ Bottle Shock Status: Allow 60–90 days minimum post-bottling.
Claude’s Source Guess: Lasseter Family Winery — Trinity Ridge Vineyard Chardonnay, Moon Mountain District
Lasseter Family Winery’s Trinity Ridge Vineyard sits at the highest elevation in the Moon Mountain District — rugged, windswept volcanic terrain with breathtaking views — exactly as Cam describes. Their 2023 Trinity Ridge Chardonnay earned 94 points from Jeb Dunnuck, retails at $85, and is produced in small quantities available only direct from the winery or at select fine restaurants. The wine is described on their own site as producing “strikingly pure, deep, bright” wines from “high elevation Trinity Ridge Vineyard” — matching Cam’s “breathtaking, one of the highest elevation sites on Moon Mountain” language precisely.
The Galloni connection is established through Lasseter’s participation in his Reach for the Moon! master class events (both 2023 and 2024 editions), where Galloni has tasted and reviewed Lasseter’s Moon Mountain wines. The “previous vintage” mid-90s score from both Galloni AND Dunnuck refers to the 2023 Trinity Ridge Chardonnay reviewed by Dunnuck at 94 points. Lasseter’s wines are sold exclusively direct-to-consumer and at select restaurants — consistent with a tight supply that makes Cam’s 90-case acquisition possible from surplus.
✅ Confidence: Very High — WB independently identified Lasseter, Trinity Ridge Vineyard is the highest elevation Moon Mountain site, 94 pts Dunnuck confirmed on 2023, $85 retail confirmed, breathtaking views/volcanic terrain confirmed.
Drink Window
Early: 2025 — fully MLF and 14.2% alc suggest early accessibility.
Peak: 2026–2031. High-elevation Moon Mountain Chardonnay peaks 2–7 years from vintage.
Hold: 2034. The mineral structure and acidity give this solid medium-term potential.
My Call: ✅ Drink window: 2026–2034 (peak 2026–2031)