Wine Spectator
Complex and distinctive, with pear, nectarine and Honeycrisp apple flavors, salted melon accents and a savory note of tarragon on an appealing fleshy, juicy frame. Drink now. —M.W.
YEAR: 2020
PRODUCTION: 4,004
REVIEWS:
A golden hue in the glass, this bottling from a vineyard first planted in 1976 offers bold aromas of lemon peel, crushed almond and a hint of cheese rind on the nose. There’s tremendous tension to the palate, where salted nuts, dried lemon peel and brisk tonic flavors align. —M.K. Wine Enthusiast Magazine
TASTING NOTES:
Release Date: Spring 2023
2020 is our 35th consecutive vintage from the Wolff Vineyard which is probably a record for a single vineyard bottling in Edna Valley.
The beauty of this valley is its proximity to the Pacific Ocean, the coolness that results slows the ripening at the end of summer. Hence, the grapes develop incredible flavors at low sugar. Harvests have historically been in October, the last major Chardonnay region to be harvested in California.
Nuances of baking bread, sage, and gardenia blossom in the aromas with full flavors of citrus, pear, almond and a lush round finish.
Barrel-fermented and aged on the lees for nine months, this wine is an incredible value and a favorite.
TECH NOTES:
- Yield: 2 tons per acre
- Harvest: October 1st - 21st
- Numbers @ Harvest: 23.1° Brix, 3.43 pH, 7.8 grams acidity
- Barrel Regimen: French Oak--2 to 5 years old, 100% Barrel Fermented; 100% Malolactic; 100% sur-lie
- Bottling: June 2021
- Alcohol: 14%
