CATCH & RELEASE FAIR TRADE CHARDONNAY HAIKU VINEYARD 750ML

Acid laced, front to back. Drawing its depth and richness from full malolactic conversion and micro-oxidation via neutral oak aging, this wine then plants its flag in the lemon/salty/briney acid head camp. Clocking in at 11.8% alcohol and 0% new oak it’s a far cry from the classic California Chardonnay but it pulls no punches when it comes to being magnetically delicious. Clone 4 Chardonnay from Mendocino is sent direct to dress where it settles for 48 hours and then is moved to neutral oak barrels for primary & secondary fermentation. The wine is then racked, and returned to neutral oak where it ages for 8 months before being bottled unfiltered. As is this case with all of our wines, the wine was fermented with 100% ambient/native yeast and the only additive used was S02.