Premium Sonoma Chardonnay
(Outstanding)
A light white wine from
Sonoma Coast AVA
Summary
A crushed fruit fermentation wine, where hand-harvested and heavily sorted grapes are pressed quickly after harvest as whole bunches. The must is generally clarified by sedimentation and may retain a high level of solid. Fermentation is often performed by ambient yeast at moderate temperatures in oak vessels for added texture and better integration of oak aromas¬. Wines (or a large portion of the wine) will go through malolactic conversion and then be aged on the lees, stirring is avoided to encourage a small amount of reduction-related aromas, before maturation in oak, fining, filtration, and bottling in glass under premium cork.