A bottle of Lonesome Rock Chardonnay 2024, with a white and gold label featuring a decorative plant design, against a plain neutral background.

2024 The Estate Chardonnay

Willamette Valley Chardonnay from Our High-Elevation Vineyard

A limited-production, estate-grown Chardonnay drawn from a single south-facing parcel at Lonesome Rock, planted in volcanic soils at high elevation along the forested edge of the Coast Range. Sourced from just 1.28 acres, the site’s cool nights and steady airflow shape an aromatic, energetic wine of expressive fruit, clarity, tension, and depth, defined by a crisp, mineral edge.

Tasting Notes

This is the most youthful Chardonnay Lonesome Rock has ever released. Like the cooler-year Chablis that first captivated us in the 1990s, the 2024 Estate Chardonnay is defined by a vivid sense of green: crisp green apple, lightly underripe peach, and a taut, flinty minerality that reads as crushed stone on the nose. The texture is dense and creamy, yet remains balanced and fresh, carried by natural tension and clarity.

Winemaking Notes

Hand-harvested in the early morning on September 24 into half-ton bins, then whole-cluster pressed. Fermentation took place in a mix of stainless steel and oak, including puncheons, ‘cigare’ barrels, and 228L French oak. The wine was aged for 10 months, with 75% undergoing malolactic fermentation, and lightly filtered at bottling.

2024 Growing Season

The 2024 season progressed at an even pace, without prolonged periods of extreme heat. As harvest approached, cooler September days and nights slowed ripening and gave us time to pick each block when it was ready.

That long, measured growing season preserved freshness while allowing the fruit to develop fully, giving the 2024 wines balance, clarity, and structure.