Nose
The wine shows fantastic
aromatic intricacy and subtle notes of nectarine, vanilla and green apple .
Palate
On
the palate, the wine displays a well balanced mouthfeel with lingering flavors
of white peach and Meyer lemon, with a unique minerality, characterizing this
beautiful corner of Carneros.
Winemaking
Our hand harvested grapes were whole cluster pressed using a slow cycle that
gently pushes the must rendering clean juice but few solids. Winemaker Ana
Diogo-Draper placed 100% of the juice into French oak barrels (50% new)
specifically coopered for Artesa Chardonnay. After primary fermentation the
majority of the wine went through malolactic fermentation and then aged on its
lees for eight months, with weekly lees stirring for four months. The wines were
tasted weekly, in order to determine when to stop the Malolactic fermentation,
so we could retain the unique fruit profile of our Estate Vineyard. The wine was
racked once prior to bottling. Our Estate Reserve Chardonnay is 100% grown,
produced and bottled by Artesa
