Wine Maker Notes Being incredibly selective with our grapes was essential. All fruit was hand-picked in the coolness of the night and early morning hours before sunrise. This wine underwent only 36% malolactic fermentation to retain its bright acidity and fruit intensity. Five months aging in gently toasted, 100% French oak barrels fully balanced the apple flavors, acidity and round mid-palate.

Technical Notes Spring weather was cool and gentle, and this consistency allowed the vines to develop good clusters with average yields. Cool temperatures and foggy mornings lingered throughout the summer, enhancing the intensity of fruit character in our Chardonnay grapes at lower sugar levels with higher acids. The fact that the last cluster of Chardonnay made it into the press minutes before the early October rains was not lost on any of us.