Chardonnay Mendocino

Winemaker

Randy Meyer

Appellation

Redwood Valley

Varieties

Chardonnay

Viticulture

Organically farmed (vineyards are CCOF certified) estate fruit. Overhead frost protection. All water for frost and drip irrigation systems is collected from 2500 acres of watershed to fill 6 ponds on vineyards. Shoot positioning is practiced on new vines and shoot thinning on all vines. Hand harvested.

Soil

Pinnobie & Redvine soils. Alluvial with sedimentary deposits

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Vinification

Barrel fermented in 25% new French oak with the remainder fermenting in neutral barrels. After primary fermentation, the wine was left on the lees and stirred weekly using the bâttonage method. The malolactic fermentation took place over 30 days. The bâttonage stirring and malolactic fermentation give this wine its full, round, nutty mouthfeel.

Aging

7 months on the lees in 25% new French oak. Coopers: Marchive, Radoux and Francois Freres

Features

Vegan

Available Sizes (L)

0.750