OUR UN-OAKED CHARDONNAY IS AN HOMAGE TO THE OTHERWORLDLY WINE OF CHABLIS. THIS IS A DIFFICULT ST YLE OF CHARDONNAY TO CRAFT, BECAUSE WITH NO-OAK OR MALOLACTIC INFLUENCE, THE WINE IS TRULY ‘NAKED’. WE AGGRESSIVELY UTILIZED BATTONAGE (LEES STIRRING) TO HELP BUILD THE WINE’S BODY, WEIGHT, AND MID-PALLET WHILE RETAINING ITS NATURALLY FRESH CHARACTER. THE RESULT IS A NICELY BALANCED AND COMPLETE WINE IN A STYLE THAT IS SURE TO CHANGE SOME PEOPLES MIND ABOUT THE CHARDONNAY GRAPE.
THE FRUIT WAS SOURCED FROM TWO OF OUR FAVORITE VINEYARDS, CRAWFORD AND WEIN-BAU. CRAWFORD, LOCATED IN THE YAKIMA VALLEY IS NOTED FOR ITS VERY FINE, SANDY SOIL WHICH PRODUCES HIGH ACIDS AND LOTS OF FLAVOR. WEINBAU, LOCATED IN THE WAHLUKE SLOPE, PRODUCES DEEP, RICH AND COMPLEX GRAPES FROM 35+YEAR-OLD VINES. COMBINED THEY ARE A MATCH MADE FROM HEAVEN!