2012 Clos Pepe Vineyard, Sta Rita Hills, Chardonnay "Liquid Joy"

“Liquid Joy” is lean and racy while still being lusciously bodacious. Sourced from the impeccably farmed Clos Pepe Vineyard, which in our opinion nurtures the most aromatic and balanced Chardonnay’s in the region.

The blend of stainless steel and neutral oak, nativie yeast fermentaion yielded an amazingly complex wine. Nectarine, peaches, ripe pear, lemon cream, wet granite.Lean, firm and textured while remaining elegant.This wine will age gracefully for the next 10 years

Clones Dijon 76 and Wente. Hand picked, sorted and and pressed during the cool nighttime hours of the Sta Rita Hills.Native yeast fermentation.Lots are pressed to neutral French oak barrels and stainless steel barrels and cool fermented. Wines complete ML and are barrel aged for 16 months on the lees.Oak and Stainless steel lots were blended before bottling to achieve a more complex and balanced wine..

25 cases made.