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Chardonnay Seneca Lake

VARIETAL
Chardonnay

NOTES
VINEYARD: Sawmill Creek Vineyard. Hillside planting on the eastern side of Lake Seneca, with slopes as steep as 20% grade. Vineyard altitude ranges from 490-820ft asl. Vines planted in the 1980s in north-south orientation on deep, gravelly loam soils. Dijon clones came from parent material out of Colmar (Alsace), France.

VINIFICATION: Hand-harvested over several days between 9/24 and 10/1/18. Sorted, then whole cluster-pressed. Wine was not inoculated, but instead went through natural fermentation in 400 and 500L barrels, with some lees stirring. Aged on the lees until the first racking at 1 month before bottling (7/21/19).
470 cases produced

TASTING NOTES: A fully-developed wine with light golden hue. Complex aromas of orchard fruits and crème brûlée notes. Clean, bright attack indicative of cool climate winemaking, but the palate is delightfully rounded and rich. Finish is long and structured.