Scuttlehole Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, grilled white fish, goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Named after the historic Scuttle Hole Road that borders the estate in Bridgehampton, Channing Daughters Scuttlehole Chardonnay is a vibrant celebration of Long Island's maritime terroir. Unlike heavily oaked styles, this cuvée is fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel tanks, allowing the pure expression of the Chardonnay grape and the unique local soils to shine. The vineyards benefit from the cooling breezes of the Atlantic Ocean and the Peconic Bay, which moderate the climate and preserve a crisp, mouthwatering acidity in the grapes. The resulting wine is a lively, mineral-driven white that captures the breezy, coastal essence of the East End, defined by bright citrus, green apple notes, and a distinct saline finish born of its sandy, glacial loam soils.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded by Walter Channing with initial vineyard plantings dating back to 1982 in Bridgehampton on Long Island's South Fork, Channing Daughters Winery stands as one of New York's most inventive and boundary-pushing artisanal producers. Guided by partner and winemaker Christopher Tracy alongside partner Larry Perrine, the estate champions low-intervention, sustainable viticulture across its distinctive maritime terroir. The winery is celebrated for its remarkably diverse and adventurous portfolio encompassing more than two dozen grape varieties, ranging from skin-contact orange wines like Meditazione and complex field blends like Mosaico to expressive single-vineyard expressions such as L'Enfant Sauvage Chardonnay and Scuttlehole Chardonnay. Through experimental fermentations, pet-nats, and traditional method sparklers, Channing Daughters continues to showcase the dynamic potential and saline elegance of East End winemaking.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
11.5-12%