2023 Lady of the Sunshine Chardonnay "Chêne Vineyard", Edna Valley, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE The 2021 harvest marked the first official year of demeter biodynamic certification for both the chardonnay & pinot noir from grape to bottle. the one acre of wente clone chardonnay yielded 3 tons to the acre and was picked the first week of September. the grapes were foot crushed and soaked on the skins overnight before being whole bunch pressed the next morning. the juice was collected and barreled down to ferment with native yeast

following strict proportions: 150kg of pressed grapes must give a maximum of 100 litres of musts

the former landowner was infuriated with losing the Moulin-à-Vent appellation under which he had previously been classified

In Bordeaux he worked at Lafite Rothschild and Smith Haut Laffite before relocating to Napa Valley

“This is a bottle of wine that could easily be triple the price based on the winemaker

A gentle touch of wood sets off attractive

Gros wines consistently reflect their origin with clarity and finesse

Clos Beauregard is a 15 acre plot that runs across the lower stretches of the Château de Beauregard

This soil produces delicate

Stio and Giungano

Eisenberg can be found on the 1867 Royal Prussian quality map as the highest quality category in the Rheingau

the hillside path near S

while about 20% matures in oak barriques for 8-10 months