Trail Marker Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay 2023

Name: Trail Marker Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay 2023
Brand: Monterey Bay Wine Company [MBW]
SKU: SF-1-MBW--051226-68
Price: 29.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$29⁹⁹

Trail Marker is the project of Drew Huffine and Emily Virgil — a husband-and-wife team making old-world-leaning Chardonnay and Pinot from California's cool, fog-licked corners. Drew cut his teeth at Copain, DuMol, and Kosta Browne, but the wines here go the other way: low alcohol, high acid, hands-off in the cellar, place-driven. This Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay draws from family-farmed sites high in the redwoods, where coastal fog keeps the fruit lean and bright. The wines are made in small batches and tend to disappear quickly.

Shipping

Every step of the journey is managed to uphold the integrity of each bottle.

Nationwide Access: Flat-rate shipping available to most U.S. states with delivery in 3-5 business days.
Temperature-Monitored Shipping: We closely monitor weather conditions and make informed decisions to ensure shipments travel safely, with insulated packaging and refrigerated transport available when required.
Wine-Specific Protective Packaging: Specialized materials designed to maintain label integrity and prevent breakage during transit.
Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

Returns & Exchanges

We stand behind every bottle we sell.

If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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Hours

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Saturday: 12pm - 5pm

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Email: help@flatiron-wines.com
Phone: (415) 780-1405

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Antonio Galloni

94 points

"The 2023 Chardonnay (Santa Cruz Mountains) is fabulous. What a wine. In 2023, Trail Marker decided not to bottle vineyard designates, so all the fruit went into this bottling. The result is a pedigreed, complex Chardonnay endowed with tons of nuance to play off its vertical structure. Sage, mint, dried citrus peel and chamomile all build in the glass. This is shaping up to be one of the hidden gems of the year. It is everything a Chardonnay made in a low-alcohol style should be—bright and vibrant but not at all austere." —Antonio Galloni

More about Trail Marker

Trail Marker is another one of our fabulous new California discoveries. A tiny production, craft winery that sources fruit from small, responsibly farmed and passionately cared for vineyards from Mendocino to Santa Ynez. Run by husband and wife duo Drew and Emily, their winemaking style allows them to make wines that are juicy, high acid, low alcohol — well balanced expressions of these excellent vineyards. From native Austrian varietals such as Blaufrankisch and Zweigelt to Chardonnay and Pinot, all of their wines are delicious and expressive!