Chardonnay 2025
$ 17.00Since 1979, the first vintage for our Chardonnay, we have chosen to ferment it strictly in stainless steel in order to preserve the fruitful aromatics of pear green, golden delicious apple and the floral tones. Several decades later this style, ounce rare, it is now become much appreciated.
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FOOD PAIRINGS
Linguine with sautéed shrimp and cherry tomato
Carpaccio of swordfish with lime and olive oil
Grilled Cornish hen with rosemary roasted potatoes
TASTING NOTES
Cool fermentation in stainless steel yields a fresh and exuberant wine with crispness and clean varietal aromas and flavors of apple, pear, and lemon.
Vinification
VINTAGE FACTORS
Cellar life 3 yrs
A most memorable vintage full of uncertainty yet with a triumphant ending. Budbreak began late March, in mid-April we dodged a severe frost, bloom started with Nebbiolo on May 8th with ideal weather conditions, then from late May through early August we received weekly shower weekly resulting in vigorous vegetation which required, several hedging of the canopy, meticulous leaf pulling around clusters and reducing cluster count to promote air circulation, all of this with the hope that the weather would adjust. Quite miraculously on August 16th clear skies, warm temperature, gentle breezes set in enabling an amazing ripening all the way through September 26th when we finished harvest ahead of some rains and declared an OCTAGON VINTAGE. The earlier ripening Sauvignon Blanc, Moscato and Pinot Grigio that were picked in the third week of August we rate as very good quality because still affected by the early summer rains, all other later varietals are outstanding
Fermentation
In stainless steel for 10 days at 62ºF; no malolactic fermentation
Aging
On the lees in stainless steel 6-9 months
Composition
Chardonnay 100%
Analysis
Alcohol, 12.5%
Residual Sugars, 0.2%
Total Acidity, 0.62%