Nose
Characteristically bold, yet silky and
refined, this opalescent chardonnay offers scents of custard and lemon meringue pie.
Palate
A
viscous palate bursts with layers of white flowers, tangerine and honey. The expressive
assembly of flavors persists over a lingering creamy, vanillin‐kissed finish.
Growing Conditions
2011 began with a rainy winter and spring across Sonoma and Napa
Counties. Summer was cooler than average but as harvest approached temperatures rose.
Our chardonnay ripened fully and evenly, allowing sugars and acid to develop in balance.
The wines from 2011 are bright, expressive and faceted.
Harvest
Hand‐harvested grapes.
Bottling
Unfined and unfiltered; bottled January 2013.
Winemaking
Whole cluster, direct to press, cold
Barrel‐fermented with indigenous yeasts; 4 months to completion
Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrels
Aging
Aged 15 months in French oak barrels; 67% new. Aged sur lies; biweekly bâtonnage.