Nose
This wine entices with aromas of white tea, lime meringue, and crème brûlée.
Palate
The creamy
palate boasts rich flavors of orange marmalade and with a hint of baking spice leading to a long,
refined, mineral driven finish.
Growing Conditions
2013 was a phenomenal growing season in just about every way. A warm, dry spring
led to early bud break, limited canopy vigor and berry size, and created ideal conditions through
bloom and fruit set. An abundance of long sunny days, with only one heat spike in early July,
resulted in even ripening and an early harvest with exceptional flavor development. The 2013
vintage offers very high quality wines that are striking in their balance and expression.
Harvest
Hand harvested at night.
Bottling
Unfined and unfiltered; bottled January 2015.
Winemaking
Whole cluster to press, cold
Barrel-fermented, indigenous yeasts, 6 months to completion
Spontaneous malolactic fermentation concurrent with alcoholic fermentation
Aging
Aged 15 months in French Oak barrels, 63% new. Aged sur lies with biweekly bâtonnage.
Coopers: Cadus, Damy, Louis Latour, Francois Frères, and Gauthier
Appearance
Iridescent pale straw in
color,