The 2021 Chardonnay comes from select blocks planted to two notable clones:
Robert Young Clone (50%) and Clone 76 (50%). The individual blocks were
hand-harvested at Murmur Vineyard on October 4, 2021. Upon arrival at the
winery in the cool morning hours, the fruit was whole-cluster pressed and
fermented exclusively in 228-liter French oak barriques, inclusive of 20 percent
new oak. After fermentation, the lots underwent full secondary malolactic
fermentation and were aged on the lees in oak barriques over a period of 10
months. Regular lees stirring was applied throughout the maturation period
to develop an enhanced mouthfeel. At the conclusion of barrel aging, the final
blend was assembled and integrated in stainless steel for one additional month
prior to bottling.
