A Chardonnay grown by our legendary neighbors, the Rochioli family. Rich yet elegant with a mouth watering acidity that will make it age gracefully.
Grapes were hand-picked at night and whole-cluster pressed while cold.
The juice was drawn into French-oak barrels (30% new) for an uninoculated fermentation by our "resident" yeast and natural-occuring bacteria. We stirred the lees every month through winter and early spring (a practice called “Batonage”) and let the wine "rest" until early summer. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered just before the next harvest began. The 2024 vintage was marked by a warme spring followed by cooler ripening weather ripening in the late summer, allowing us to pick the grapes at optimal balance.
When young, this wine is full of floral and fruit aromas and flavors with a delicate oaky nuance arising from contact with 30% new French Oak barrels. As the wine ages it develops a fresh sun-drenched hay character and it takes on some honey and nutty notes.