2023 Chardonnay Stainless
Old-vine, stainless, no ML. Estate Chardonnay from Block 1 on our marine-sedimentary slope, handled reductively—protected from oxygen in stainless and aged on fine lees—to preserve citrus/mineral precision and a chalk-fine finish. (No oak.)
Why 2023? A warm, clean season let Block 1 keep its natural acidity while flavors filled in; this is the crisp, mineral counterpoint to the layered 2022 Aurum Hill Chardonnay (same estate, oxidative barrel ferment).
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2023
Varietal
Chardonnay
Appellation
Yamhill-Carlton
Harvest Date
October 4, 2023
Sugar
23 Brix
Acid
5.9 g/L
pH
3.2
Aging
7 months in stainless
Fermentation
Stainless
Bottling Date
May 9, 2024
Residual Sugar
1.0 g/L
Alcohol %
13.7
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Lemon, green apple, and white peach with hints of vanilla wafer and almond skin; chalk-tinged texture; dry, mineral finish. (No oak. No ML.)
Vineyard Notes
From Block 1—own-rooted Dijon 76/96 planted in 1984; SE aspect; Peavine/Willakenzie marine sediments. Morning sun and afternoon shade preserve acidity and build fine dry extract—ideal for a no-oak, lees-driven expression.
Winemaker Notes
Hand-picked Oct 4 (23° Brix). Whole-cluster press; juice settled overnight; cool stainless fermentation; aged on fine lees to spring; heavy lees discarded prior to bottling on May 9, 2024. No oak. No malolactic. (Finished: 13.5% alc, pH 3.20, TA 5.9 g/L, RS 1.0 g/L.)
Food Pairing Notes
Dungeness crab; ceviche; chèvre with marionberry; roast chicken with lemon-herb pan jus.
Production
175 cases
Other Notes
Drink window: now–2029. Expect a linear citrus–mineral focus through 2026–27; from 2028 the acidity will round and the mid-palate will broaden while the finish stays clean.