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.