The focus of our Chardonnay philosophy & approach lies in secondary and tertiary aromatic development of this noble grape variety. The clonal diversity of this wine brings complexity and balance to the whole. We picked our three high acid clones separately: Old Wente, l’Espiguette, and Musque – then macerated or direct pressed the grapes and brought the juice together in tank before going down to barrel. This wine was barrel fermented with native yeasts in French oak (6% new) and aged sur lie for 19 months, allowing it to finish native malolactic fermentation. It was bottled May 15th, 2023 - unfiltered, with a small addition of fine lees, then bottle-aged for another year and a half prior to its release in Fall 2024.