Tech Notes
Yield: 2.1 tons per acre
Harvest: October 22nd – 26th
Numbers @ Harvest: 21.7° Brix, 3.50 pH, 7.2 grams acidity
Barrel Regimen: Mix of French & American Oak–2 to 5 years 100% Barrel Fermented; 100% Malolactic; 100% sur-lie
Bottling: June 2019
Alcohol: 13.5%
Tasting Notes
Release Date: Spring 2021
This vineyard was planted in 1976 by Andy MacGregor, who was a pioneer in Edna Valley’s wine scene. It was a stroke of good fortune when, way back in 1985, we started working with this vineyard. We have purchased fruit from this special place ever since.
Edna Valley is a unique wine appellation. Right next to the Pacific Ocean, the hills here run perpendicular to the shore which funnels the cool ocean air deeper into the valley. This cooling effect creates the longest growing season for Chardonnay in California—budbreak is typically in March, while harvests occur in late October.
With that exceptionally long growing season comes beautiful complexity: Lemon, coconut, lanolin, fresh-baked bread aromas in the nose. Full-bodied on the palate with flavors echoing the nose and a lasting finish—an excellent vintage from this vineyard.
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