Nose

Displays lively aromas of lychee and white
peach.  

Palate

On the palate, the expansive layers of the wine unfold to reveal limestone,
minerality, lemon rind and mandarin oil. 

Growing Conditions

2010 began with a wet winter and spring across Sonoma County.  Summer
was cool, though as harvest approached temperatures rose.   Our pinot noir and chardonnay
ripened fully and evenly, allowing sugars and acid to develop in balance.   The wines from
2010 are bright, expressive and elegant. 

Harvest

Hand‐harvested grapes.

Bottling

Unfined and unfiltered; bottled January 2012.

Winemaking

 Whole cluster, direct to press, cold
 Barrel‐fermented with indigenous yeasts; 4 months to completion
 Concurrent spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrels

Aging

Aged 15 months in French oak barrels; 60% new. Aged sur lies; biweekly bâtonnage.

Appearance

Our inaugural vintage of Ellen Lane Estate
chardonnay is a glistening light straw in color.