Chardonnay 'Woolsey Road'

• 100% Chardonnay
• Sourced from a vineyard owned by the Martinelli family just south of the winery
• Planted in 2007 to David Ramey’s specifications
• Northeast-facing slope
• Huichica clay-loam over clay soils
• Old Wente cuttings taken from Platt Vineyard, which had been sourced from the Hyde Vineyard
• Whole-cluster pressed for phenolic delicacy
• Native yeast and full native malolactic fermentation in barrel, with sur lies batonnage
• Aged 20 months in 25% new Francois Freres and Taransaud Beaune French oak barrels
• 540 cases produced
• 14.5% abv

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