Staff Pick

Floral Terranes, Chardonnay - 2023

Name: Floral Terranes, Chardonnay
Brand: Floral Terranes
SKU: 52642
Price: 31.99 USD
Availability: InStock

750 mL

Item # 52642

From vines planted on sandy loam soil under one mile from the waters of the Long Island Sound. This medium-bodied was fermented and aged in barrel on the lees before bottling. Pair with smoked salmon.

$31.99/ Single Bottle

$383.88/ Case of 12

Astor Rewards members earn 100 bonus points for this item.

Not a member? Sign-up today!

Check Availability

Free shipping on first web orders over $299

available for pickup within the next three hours

Color

White

Vintage

2023

Country

USA

Region

New York

Sub-Region

North Fork of Long Island

Producer

Floral Terranes

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Need Help Deciding? Get personal recommendations from our staff

Staff Pick Notes

Long Island natives Erik Longabardi and Benford Lepley started Floral Terranes in 2017 out of a shared passion for fruit foraging and fermentation. Their wines are a by-product of their deep interest in the conservation of land and fruit trees on an ever-developing Long Island. Through the years, they have nurtured relationships with a number of growers on the North Fork and are now sourcing fruit from the Elijah Vineyard in Mattituck, less than a mile from the Long Island Sound. It's surrounded by abandoned farmland, vineyards, organic vegetable farms, and tree nurseries. The wines are matured in old neutral wood barrels for up to ten months before bottling with minimal or no so2. Endlessly refreshing with notes of cider and tropical fruits, this wine has an irresistible sweetness that simply screams for a spicy banh mi.

- SG

Glossary

New York

New York winemakers have embraced international varieties and hit the ground running. The Hudson River Valley is home to the oldest vineyards in New York State. Bordeaux varietals are at home in Long Island’s maritime climate. The Finger Lakes harbors a burgeoning winemaking community where many natural-inclined producers focus on dry still wines. No longer is our fair state synonymous with Concord grapes and Manischewitz; look for brilliant iterations of Pinot Noir, Riesling, Cabernet Franc,...

Flor

Flor is a protective layer of naturally occurring yeast that grows, under certain circumstances, in the barrels after fortification. Its presence (or absence) is what determines the style of a given Sherry. When it does grow, it protects the wine from oxidation while feasting on the available glycerin - the resultant Sherries are thus dry and very pale in color (called Finos or Manzanillas). Sometimes the layer forms early on, but then falls into the wine and disintegrates - these Sherries thus...

Chardonnay

From Champagne to Chablis, it's hard (not to mention unpleasant) to avoid this famous white variety. During a huge popularity surge beginning in the late 1980s, Chardonnay plantings have increased dramatically -- not only in California's wine country, with which the variety is nearly synonymous, but also in Burgundy (its original, Old World home) and just about everywhere else in the winemaking world. It is a flexible, eager-to-please grape, responding well to just about anything a winemaker...