Shadow Point Chardonnay Vintage:2023

Shadow Point Chardonnay Vintage:2023This is a modern CA Chardonnay, on the nose there is an appealing salinity over toasted hazelnut aromas. The palate has a stone fruit and struck match structure to it that gives it a gentle minerality. Fruit comes from a vineyard in Monterey, Californias Central Coast region. The Chardonnay vineyard has its own AVA, San Bernabe and sits next to a chain of hills which separate the vineyards from the Pacific coast. Chardonnay benefits from the cooler

blackcurrant and spice

which underpins the aromatic impact of the germanic white varieties

which produce very different fruit

the awards are for the undoubted potential of this superb wine which is still young and will continue to develop complexity over the coming years

As well as initial acquisitions in Beaune

The berries float to the surface like they are at sea-hence Ocean Spray

Wonderfully fragrant with notes of stone fruits

and delicate lees stirring to reach the desired final result

The wine then begins the process of developing its foam through a second fermentation using the traditional (champenoise) method in the bottle (1-2 months) and then the wine remains 6 months in contact with its lees

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giving the berries space to develop

Grapes are wholebunch pressed then the wines made according the the traditional method with a second fermentation in bottle before a minimum of 18 months’ ageing on lees