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This is a cooler climate Chardonnay and it shows by way of the leanness, bright acidity and vibrant minerality from these soils. The racy acidity, tones of grapefruit and lemon zest show best when chilled, and soften beautifully as the wine comes to ambient temperature where the wine shows hints of butter and fine oak with good viscosity on the finish.
| VINTAGE | 2016 |
| WINE TYPE | White |
| VARIETAL | Chardonnay [100%] |
| AVA | Sonoma Coast |
| VINEYARD | Hawk Hill |
| SCORE |
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This wine comes from the same vineyard of our 2014 vintage, which received 94 points. Review from the Prince of Pinot is below:
"Moderate golden yellow color in the glass. Terrific aromatics, offering scents of honey, apple, spice, and a hint of butter and oak. Very classy with brisk acidity, offering juicy flavors of lemon and apple with a bit of nut oil. The lip-smacking and lifted finish goes on and on and leaves an memorable impression. Score: 94"
This is a cooler climate Chardonnay and it shows by way of the leanness, bright acidity and vibrant minerality from these soils. The racy acidity, tones of grapefruit and lemon zest show best when chilled, and soften beautifully as the wine comes to ambient temperature where the wine shows hints of butter and fine oak with good viscosity on the finish.
Located on a Southern Facing Ridge top, high above the town of Freestone and was planted to Pinot noir and Chardonnay in 1985. This single vineyard Chardonnay has more in common with Chablis than your typical California Chardonnay. There are 7 acres of Chardonnay vines planted primarily to clone 5, with a small amount of Old Wente-Hyde selection interplants. The fruit was harvested by hand, at night, to assure it would arrive at the winery cold.
| HARVEST DATE | September 2016 |
| RELEASE DATE | November 2018 |
| CASES PRODUCED | 65 |
| ALCOHOL | 14.1% |
| HARVEST BRIX | 23.2º |
| BARREL TREATMENT | 22% New & 78% Neutral French Oak |
| pH | 3.45 |
| TA | 6.9 |