2012 Chardonnay
Untended
Anderson Valley
35 year, non-grafted, old Wente clone Chardonnay we found near abandoned in summer 2009. Being Fukuoka followers we said why not?! This wine is a stunning example of the benefits of doing less to get more.
- Appellation: Anderson Valley
- Vineyard: Blakeman
- Varietal: Chardonnay
- Clone: un-grafted Wente
- Age: 35 years
- Elevation: 950 feet
- Soil: Decomposed sandstone & loamy clay
- Yield: 1-1.5 tons/acre
- Harvested: October 13, 2012
- Pressed: October 13, 2012
- Blend: 100% Chardonnay
- Fermentation: 100% neutral French Oak barrels
- Barrel aging: 10mnths in neutral French Oak barrels
- Bottled: Unfiltered on July 30, 2013
- Production: 144 cases
- Release date: Spring 2014
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