2015 Charles Heintz Vineyard Magnum

93 Points: Virginie Boone Wine Enthusiast - 5/1/18

"Shy in its voluptuousness at first, this wine is taut in lemon and hazelnut goodness, with soft subtle oak in support of the fruit. A persistent streak of grapefruit intensity adds further freshness and vibrancy to the core of overall complexity and smooth, rounded richness."

2015 was a vintage of low yields and moderate weather. This fruit came in healthy ripe, hand harvested on September 15, 2015.

This vineyard is located in the most western part of the Russian River Valley and is thus our coolest climate site. Old vines are planted to wide spacing during the era when larger tractors dictated that plenty of room be provided perform the farming work. The large sprawling vines are quadrilateral cordon Clone 4 on AXR rootstock. Sandy Goldridge soil provides these vines fertile ground to grow strong.

• composition:

  100% Chardonnay

• alcohol: 14.40%
• cases made:

  6 Barrels
  135 Cases

• bottling date: 08/05/2016
• aging:

  Aged 10 months sur lee in French oak, 33% new

• fermentation:

  Whole cluster pressed then racked into French oak for primary and malolactic fermentation