2023 Florez Wines, Chardonnay Pegleg Sonoma Mountain Armand Rousseau 100% destemmed and foot treaded

100% destemmed and foot treaded

and all work is done by hand including the harvest which occurs slowly over a few weeks (5-6 tries" or pickings)

2018 Trail Marker Wine Co

with a small amount of Dijon clone fruit – all picked separately

Aged one year in demi-muids

2023 Florez Wines, Chardonnay Pegleg Sonoma Mountain Armand Rousseau 100% destemmed and foot treadedWinemakers note: I personally like to taste wines side by side and with reference, so I decided to make a terroir study between the Santa Cruz Mountains (see Moonmilk above) and Sonoma Mountain in this one, both highly esteemed terroirs for California Chardonnay. Grape: 100% Chardonnay Vineyard: Minnes, Nelson, Sonoma Mountain. Steep south facing hillside with well drained metavolcanic soils. Farmed by Jamess friend and peer David Rothschild, an