ALCOHOL

14.2%

TA

6.4 gms/L

PH

3.49

RS

0.47 gms/L

VINTAGE

2015

APPELLATION

Russian River Valley

COMPOSITION

100% Chardonnay

FERMENTATION

100% Malolactic

MATURATION

100% barrel-fermented and aged 5 months sur-lies. Barrels stirred and topped weekly. After aging in the newer French oak barrels for five months, racked to blend and placed in 3-year-old French oak.

THE MAKING OF

Grapes were hand-harvested at night into shallow bins and then cooled to 50°F to preserve the fruit’s fresh flavors and natural acidity. The grapes were whole-cluster pressed and naturally settled.