Vitals
Harvest Date; 9/29/2009
Harvest Brix; 23.0
Additives; NONE
Handling; destemmed, mixed by bare hand 2x per day, pressed to neutral french oak after dryness. 22 days spent on the skins.
pH 3.71
TA 6.2g/L
Alc 13.2%
TSO2 None detected
FSO2 None detected
The 2009 chardonnay was destemmed and left on its skins for the entire duration of the alcoholic fermentation. This very traditional form of making white wine brings us a step closer to nonintervention and adds texture and complexity to the final wine. These grapes come from 27 year old organically farmed vines that live in sandy soils less than 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean.