What importer Polaner Selections has to say about this wine...
VINEYARD100% Chardonnay from Witness Tree Vineyard, hand-picked 9/26/22. From a 1.52-acre block of 2019- planted mixed clones on 101-14 rootstock near the top of the vineyard: 45% FPS 87, 45% Dijon 76, 5% Dijon 96 and 5% Dijon 548. The soils are pure Jory over volcanic basalt. Vines spaced 3.28x6, facing southeast between 600’-680’ with 20-30% slopes. The farming is transitioning towards organic, and the vines are non-irrigated.SOILThe soils are pure Jory over volcanic basalt.VITICULTUREFarmed using organic and sustainable methodsVINIFICATIONHand-picked 9/26/22 and crushed into the press, half of the must was kept green with 60ppm SO2 within 2 hours, while the other half browned in cold steel for 48 hours before 60ppm SO2 addition. The hard press was not sulfured. Ambient yeast fermentation started in warming steel tanks without pied de cuve, then the lots were racked with fine lees to 34% new, 33% second fill and 33% third fill 265L Damy barrels. Primary completed in 10-20 days, malolactic finished between July and August 2023. Very minimal lees stirring."AGINGAged for one year in oak, 17% new, 67% second fill and 17% third fill Damy puncheon and an additional 6 months in stainless steel before bottling.
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Grape Variety
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Vintage
2022
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Size
750ml
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Farming Practice
Biodynamic
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Style
Elegant , Minerally
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Sweetness
Dry
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Body
Medium Bodied