Wine Color: White

Vintage: 2009

Varietals: 100% Chardonnay

Appellation: 100% Livermore Valley, San Francisco Bay

Winemaker: Karl D. Wente

Alcohol: 14.2

PH: 3.51

Acid: 0.62

Residual Sugar: Dry

Vineyard:

This Chardonnay comes from vineyards that were farmed to The Nth Degree. Each vine received at least 15 passes whereby leaves, shoots and clusters were removed to ensure that the only clusters that remained were of the highest quality. The water was managed so that the vines were perfectly balanced with the correct amount of growth to fully ripen the berries for the optimal level of flavor. The grapes were hand harvested into half-ton bins in the early morning.

Fermentation:

The wine was barrel fermented in a combination of French, American, Eastern European and neutral oak.

Aging:

The wine was aged sur lie in the same barrels they were fermented in. Battonage, the art of stirring the barrels, was performed weekly to increase mouthfeel and complexity.D¬