2018 Dale Ricci Vineyard

The grapes were harvested as whole clusters and pressed on the same day. The juice was cold settled for 48 hours before being racked into a temperature-controlled stainless steel tank where fermentation and aging were completed. While we normally ferment and age our Chardonnays in French oak barrels, we opted to preserve the unique characters of the 809 clone Chardonnay in this wine by forgoing the influence of oak. After aging for ten months this wine was bottled August 6, 2019.

Dale Ricci is a longtime farmer in the Sonoma Coast’s famed Carneros region. His vineyard lies along Ramal Road near San Pablo Bay, where fertile clay-loam soils and undulating hills combine with westerly afternoon winds to create an ideal terroir for growing Chardonnay.

• composition:

  100% Chardonnay

• alcohol: 14.00%
• cases made:

  32 Barrels
  273 Cases

• bottling date: 08/06/2019
• aging:

  Aged 10 months in stainless steel to preserve the unique character of the 809 clone.

• fermentation:

  Whole cluster pressed then cold settled 48 hours before racking to stainless steel for both fermentation and aging.