Winemaker Notes:
This wine is packed with a cornucopia of fresh bright fruits
including apricot, peach, pear, and green apple with some tropical notes of
kiwi, banana and pineapple. All these
fruits are wonderfully enveloped in a layer of bright lemony citrus that is a
nice complement to a creamy vanilla cake layer.
The mouthfeel and finish of the wine are both long and fruit forward
with a clean crispness that enhances the overall structure and balance. This wine will be fun to pair with many different
foods!
Vintage:
This was a tough year on many counts. The winter started mild and was somewhat
uneventful with moderate temperatures. Then
in April and May Virginia was hit with some severe frosts devastating some growers. We then had a very wet start to the summer which
proceeded to dry up with some extreme heat days. The rains then remerged in September making
for difficult conditions with the grapes ripening. The rains did not completely dissipate for the
remainder of harvest but did allow for some nice days to work.
Blend
100% Chardonnay
Harvest
The Mountain Terrace Chardonnay was harvested on 19th
September at 20.1 Brix, 3.85 pH and 5.96 g/L TA. The Point Breeze Chardonnay was harvested on 7th
September at 20.0 Brix, 3.60 pH and 6.06 g/L TA.
Vineyard Source:
Mountain Terrace Vineyards, Amherst, VA – 62%
The Vineyard at Point Breeze, Belle Haven, VA – 38%
Fermentation
The Mountain Terrace Chardonnay fermented for 12 days in
stainless steel with QA23 Yeast. The
Vineyard at Point Breeze Chardonnay fermented for 14 days in stainless steel
with Rhone 4600 Yeast. Both lots were
fermented at cooler temperatures and did not receive any ML inoculation.
.
Aging
100% Stainless Steel
Bottling Date
8 June 2020 – 722 cases
Release Date
October 2021
Technical Information
12.5% Alc
3.34 pH
8.09 g/L TA
0.10% RS (dry)
