{"product_id":"lioco-kimari-vineyard-chardonnay-santa-cruz-mountains-ca-2023","title":"Lioco | Kimari Vineyard Chardonnay  |Santa Cruz Mountains, CA | 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003eLIOCO was conceived in the summer of 2005 in the alley behind Spago Beverly Hills. Wine director Kevin O’Connor and wine salesman Matt Licklider, critical of the heavy-handed wines of the day, wondered if it was possible to make more nuanced wines from California soils. In the early aughts, this was still relatively unknown. By contrast, vineyards in France and Italy were long ago mapped according to quality. It's clear which sites are Grand Cru, Premier Cru, or Village level. In California, there are no maps for this. And so the hunt for special places began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d251878 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d251878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd93c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfd93c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003eThere is a sad narrative that rides with the 23 Kimari. The wine is off the Richter. Which makes the post script that much more painful. Vintage 2023 was followed by a cold, damp, foggy year that wrecked the 2024 crop and forced us to rethink our assumptions about farming here. The entire vineyard was taken by powdery mildew. The jagged pill owners Kim and Ari Novick were forced to swallow inspired a conversation about what could be done to prevent this from happening again. The solution: cut the heads off the old vines and start again. The quads which crammed too many clusters too close together in this too damp zone will be replaced by double Cordon pruning. The yields may be lower per vine, but vine health will improve and better yields should come. That the Novicks are ammending soil, cutting way shade bearing trees, and employing selection massale...all of this portends to a bright future here. But there will be no Kimari in 2024 or 2025. In the meantime, enjoy this razor sharp white wine cut from stone. The likes of which will be found in just a few rare California terroirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Henderson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51398496583997,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0881\/2114\/7709\/files\/Lioco_kimari_chard.png?v=1778079360","url":"https:\/\/gallyswine.com\/products\/lioco-kimari-vineyard-chardonnay-santa-cruz-mountains-ca-2023","provider":"Gally's Wine and Spirits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}