Palate
Composed of both Napa Valley and Sonoma
Coast fruit, it reveals kiwi, melon, tangelo and lemon-lime curd with an underlying flintiness and minerality.
Tropical fruit flavors come through on the luscious palate, balanced by a crisp acidity.
Growing Conditions
Appelations: 72% Sonoma Coast, 28% Napa Valley
Bottling
It was not fined or
sterile filtered and bottled on Aug. 18, 2010.
Winemaking
The grapes were hand-sorted and gently whole-cluster pressed. After overnight settling, the juice was racked
to barrels for 100% native wild yeast barrel fermentation followed by malo-lactic fermentation.
Aging
The wine was
aged in 87% new French oakbarrels for eleven months sur lees, which were stirred weekly.
Appearance
The 2009 Jayson Chardonnay is pale yellow-green in color.
