More About 2024 Flowers Sonoma Coast Chardonnay Grown on one of California’s most demanding, ocean-defined frontiers, the 2024 Flowers Chardonnay projects the Sonoma Coast with precision. Its coastal elegance has earned lasting respect on discerning wine lists and among serious Chardonnay collectors. Vintage after vintage, it channels the disciplined character of its origin into wines of striking purity and persistence. First planted in 1991 on remote, windswept ridgelines, Flowers committed to elevation and exposure over ease. The vineyards rise above the fog line, less than two miles from the Pacific, where cold marine air and rocky soils extend the growing season. In this marginal terrain, Chardonnay retains its natural acidity and develops a mineral edge that inland sites simply cannot replicate. In the cellar, that coastal tension is preserved rather than softened. Native fermentation and measured élevage frame the fruit without obscuring it. The palate builds with subtle breadth before tightening into a long, mineral finish that feels deliberate, seamless, and true to the land that shaped it.