Single-vineyard chardo with a cult following. Long Island's Montrachet.
Article number: | Single-vineyard chardo with a cult following. Long Island's Montrachet. |
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Grape varieties: Chardonnay
Region: New York, USA
Appellation: North Fork of Long Island AVA
Soils: Sand, gravel, clay
Vine age: 6-25 years old
Farming: Biodynamic Macari Vineyards fruit.
Vinification: ; 1/2 of the grapes soaked overnight (whole cluster) before pressing (by foot), 1/2 (also whole
cluster) fermented on skins for two wks in an open-top barrel before pressing; blended in mid-July.
Aging: old neutral wood barrels to age up to 10 months before bottling.