Nose
This wine shows notes of vanilla, crème brulee, and honey on the nose, balanced by spice, orange blossoms, and hints of peach.
Palate
Our Chardonnay style emphasizes the fruit and terroir with integrated oak while dialing up the brightness and structure of the wines. It is refreshing, compelling and complex. The palate is bright with crisp acid but balanced and round. There are hints of spicy oak with orange, tangerine and a bit of apple. It has a bright finish of honeyed oak.
Growing Conditions
We source our fruit from the Russian River Valley, Sonoma-Los Carneros, and other choice growing regions where warm days are tempered by morning fog and afternoon breezes coming from the Pacific Ocean. This climate is well- suited to the more delicate, early-ripening varieties such as Chardonnay because the fruit develops more slowly and consistently, resulting in wines of exceptional flavor, complexity, and character.
Aging
Fermented in 100% French oak (7% new) for 11 months. 100% Malolactic fermentation.
