2020 Unoaked Chardonnay

This vintage of Unoaked Chardonnay is the finest we’ve produced in quite a while. In fact, it is arguably the best we’ve done. It is highly aromatic and bursting with fruit character. It has aromas and flavors of apple and pear with a hint of apricot. These combine with a distinctive mineral/slate background. This medium to full bodied wine has a great crisp acidity and lingering finish. Drink now and easily to 2025. Serve with grilled salmon with shallot butter, pork ribs, summer vegetable frittata and chopped salad.

A total of 7 tons of estate grown, old vine Chardonnay grapes were harvested by hand on October 6, 2020. The grapes had 23.8 brix natural sugar, 6.4 g/l TA and 3.25 pH. The grapes were destemmed, crushed, and pressed. The juice was inoculated with yeast and fermented for 24 days at 57-61 degrees. The finished wine was cold and heat stabilized and then filtered. It was bottled on May 5, 2021. It has 6.0 g/l TA, 3.35 pH, 0.0% residual sugar and 14% alcohol. 373 cases produced.