2023 Elke Vineyard Chardonnay
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Tasting Notes
2023 wines saw hang time few vintages experience. The cool summer ushered in a developed minerality of wet limestone shouldered up against an intoxicating air of fern grove. Expressive fruit stippled with honeysuckle, lemongrass, and a hint of grandma’s butterscotch; aka Werther’s Original. Whether enjoying with friends and family over dinner or playing bridge at Nona’s, this wine is an absolute knockout that will provide an effortless enjoyment and leave a profound impression!
Vineyard Designation
Elke Vineyard
Vineyard Notes
2023 has a large chance of going down as one of the best vintages across the board in the last 20 years in the North Coast of California. This Chardonnay is a first glimpse of that vintage in the bottle and WOW what a showstopper! Our first wet winter in four years saturated the soils and put us two weeks behind right from the start. Although other wines were picked late in the season with the worry of rain, the Chardonnay was delayed just enough to pick as the days just started to cool.
Winemaker Notes
The grapes were harvested early in the morning and whole bunch pressed into tank. After 48 hours settling the juice was racked into French oak barrels (25% new). The barrels were not inoculated, and 3 days later wild yeast began to noticeably ferment. After about 15 days the barrels were inoculated with malo-lactic bacteria as the ferments finished. The barrels were topped and stirred biweekly until the New Year, then only topped. The wine remained on lees for 6 months. This wine was filtered to allow aging but not fined.
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| Vintage |
2023 |
| Wine Style |
White Wine |
| Varietal |
Chardonnay |
| Varietal Composition |
100%
Chardonnay
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| Appellation |
Anderson Valley |
| Harvest Date |
October 9th, 2023 |
| Acid |
6.9 g/L |
| PH |
3.29 |
| Barrel Aging |
9 months
75%
Neutral Oak
25%
New French Oak
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| Fermentation |
Barrel Fermented |
| Bottling Date |
June 24th, 2024 |
| Alcohol % |
13.6 |
| Size |
750 ml |
