Bench Chardonnay
$15.76
Each
$189.12
Case of 12
Vineyard- Sourced from two vineyards in the Russian River Valley Louvau and Bazzano. These two vineyards are adjacent to one another and share many similarities: both planted in the late 1970s and are planted to Clone 4 chardonnay. Both yield grapes with excellent balance of fruit mineral and acidity. Vintage- The 2015 vintage offered excellent growing condiMons. A mild winter and spring compounded with almost no rain contributed to early ripening low to moderate yields and highly concentrated grapes resulMng in excepMonal quality. 2015 is one of the earliest vintages we’ve seen in over a decade but it will also go down as one of the best. Fermenta9on- Whole cluster pressed to tank and cold settled overnight then racked off heavy solids to tank and barrels. The tank was inoculated with a proprietary yeast barrels were allowed to ferment with indigenous flora. ML was arrested to retain a bright mineral style of wine. Cooperage & Aging: 60% Stainless steel and 40% barrel f
Vineyard- Sourced from two vineyards in the Russian River Valley Louvau and Bazzano. These two vineyards are adjacent to one another and share many similarities: both planted in the late 1970s and are planted to Clone 4 chardonnay. Both yield grapes with excellent balance of fruit mineral and acidity. Vintage- The 2015 vintage offered excellent growing condiMons. A mild winter and spring compounded with almost no rain contributed to early ripening low to moderate yields and highly concentrated grapes resulMng in excepMonal quality. 2015 is one of the earliest vintages we’ve seen in over a decade but it will also go down as one of the best. Fermenta9on- Whole cluster pressed to tank and cold settled overnight then racked off heavy solids to tank and barrels. The tank was inoculated with a proprietary yeast barrels were allowed to ferment with indigenous flora. ML was arrested to retain a bright mineral style of wine. Cooperage & Aging: 60% Stainless steel and 40% barrel f
