Vintage: 2023
AVA: Lodi
pH: 3.31
ABV: 14.6%
Profile: Aged in new French Oak 
Duration:  6 months

Winemaker Notes

True care shows in this barrel fermented Chardonnay; co-innoculated with ML and age "sur lie" before hand bottling. Barreling white wine contributes to toasty aromas and honey or butter, juicy rounded tannins, and smooth long finishes.

— Scott Ballew

Production Notes

These Chardonnay grapes are handpicked at brix and ripeness specifications set by our winemaker Scott Ballew. They are delivered by the ton, whole-cluster, to Strey Cellars and are immediately pressed onsite. The juice is cold-settled in stainless steel for two days at 48 degrees, then racked before fermentation. It is then primarily fermented, secondary ML fermented, and aged on its lees in a 1-year-old French Oak Barrel; aging continues for a minimum of 10 months. The wine is filtered at .45 micron sterile filtration for clarity and bottled as a 100% single varietal.