Chardonnay 'Sonoma Coast - Fort Ross Seaview'

• 100% Chardonnay
• Third vintage to come exclusively from Martinelli’s Charles Ranch in Fort Foss-Seaview AVA
• Planted in Goldridge sandstone and Josephine shale soils in 1982 by George Hastings Charles (Lee Martinelli Jr’s maternal grandfather)
• Pressed whole cluster for delicacy
• Native-yeast and full native malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel with sur lies batonnage
• Aged for 12 months in 15% new French oak barrels
• Traditionally fined for clarity and texture
• Bottled in February 2019
• 4,700 cases produced
• 14.5% abv

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