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2022 Estate Chardonnay

Perhaps the greatest testament to our unique soils is our Estate grown Chardonnay. The warm, dry climate of Calcareous does not at first appear to be a suitable place to grow this Burgundian varietal. But the soil allows the grapes to maintain incredible acidity, the structural back bone of world class Chardonnay, and we can achieve perfectly ripened fruit that maintains clarity and purity.

Tasting Notes
Shows a beautiful subtle rose gold hue with aromatic hints of pear and mandarin orange. Smooth on the upfront palate with peach and mango compote that mingles with a touch of new French oak from the puncheon aging. The concrete egg aging shows in the clean acidity that remains soft, creating a complex, exquisite finish.
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/ 750ml Bottle
SKU: 2022CCHPR

Wine Story

Vineyard Notes
Our Estate Chardonnay consists of 3 blocks from the Calcareous Vineyard. Blocks 10 and 11, totaling 1.03 acres, were part of our original 2002 plantings. In 2018 we planted an additional acre of chardonnay, essentially doubling our production of this wine.
Production
513 Cases
Production Notes
All fruit is hand harvest and immediately sent to press. The juice is cold settled for 24 hours and then racked to a combination of concrete egg tank and French oak 132 gallon Puncheons, 25% of which was new, for fermentation. Upon completion of primary fermentation, wines were racked off lees and all combined to single blend. This was returned to mix of concrete egg and Puncheons for 9 months of aging with no further racking.

The Specifics

Wine Specs
Vintage
2022
Varietal
Chardonnay
Appellation
Paso Robles
Vineyard Designation
Calcareous Vineyard
Sugar
dry
pH
3.39
Aging
9 Months
Alcohol %
13.5

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