2022 Lonesome Rock Estate Chardonnay
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Tasting Notes
A limited-production, estate-grown wine showcasing Willamette Valley Chardonnay grown in volcanic soils at high elevation. Crisp scents of honey crisp, pear, and lemongrass picking up scents of white flowers and vanilla fleck with a mineral, rain-on-rock vivacity.
Winemaking Notes
Three tons of chardonnay were harvested into 1/2 ton bins from our 1.28-acre chardonnay vineyard early morning on September 23rd. A light foot treading is performed before going whole-cluster into the press without settling, then to a mixture of vessels including new puncheon, 'cigare' barrels and new, one-year, and neutral 228's French oak barrels, and one stainless steel. Each vessel undergoes ambient fermentation and ages 10 months during which 75% undergoes malolactic fermentation. Lightly filtered at bottling.
Details
Vintage: Second
Cases Produced: 175
Year Planted: 2015
Harvest Date: 9/23/2022
Clone: 76
Cropload: 2.3 tons/acre or 31 hl/ha
Winemaker: Jackson Holstein
Release Date: 3/5/2024