Rarely in the history of California winemaking have people achieved perfection with white wines. Stony Hill, Hanzell, and Mount Eden Vineyards are a few that have nailed it in some years making Chardonnays that would make your grail holy. Knights Bridge could be joining the club with this one. Alder Springs is an anomaly of a vineyard, cut into the rugged hillsides of Mendocino with a microclimate all of its own. Only two wineries get Chardonnay grapes from this vineyard and the other one usually oaks fucks it up somehow.  This Chardonnay has truly Burgundian qualities of minerality, acidity, and unparalleled flavors that come from only the greatest vineyards in the world. The purity, intensity, and balance of this wine has rarely been captured in California Chardonnays.  Grapes from thirteen year old vines were whole cluster pressed, fermented for four weeks at 58 degrees in new French oak, and then barrel aged with the lees being stirred every two weeks. It has nearly assaulting flavors of pear, white peach, apple, and minerality with a light nutty nuance. The finish is vibrant, long, and intense. It should age well and develop for another 5-7 years, at least.