TECHNICAL INFORMATION:

Certified Organically Grown
Harvest date: October 14, 2022
Fruit source: Own-rooted Wente clone planted 1977
Grapes at harvest: Brix 22.2, pH 3.07, TA 7.2 g/L
Finished wine: Alcohol 13.4 %, pH 3.3, TA 6.5 g/L
Barrel aged 12 months in French oak, 50% new barrels, and 4 months in
stainless steel
181 cases bottled unfined on February 12, 2024 
 

VINIFICATION:

The Wente grapes were whole cluster pressed under a blanket of carbon dioxide and the juice settled cold for 72 hours before being racked to barrels. The new wine completed alcoholic fermentation in a month, underwent full malolactic fermentation in the Spring, and spent 12 months in barrel. The barrels were then stirred one time to incorporate the lees, and racked to stainless steel tanks for an additional 4 months of aging prior to bottling.    
 

WINEMAKER NOTES: 
Our 45-year-old Wente Chardonnay
has produced some of our most detailed and compelling
wines in recent years, a departure from its youth when it
struggled to achieve ripeness in cool vintages. 2022 was
nearly a chilling reminder of the Wente’s fondness for heat
and struggles in cooler years, but October began with sunny
skies and warmer than average temperatures, and once again
it produced one of our best wines of either color.

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