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Enjoy our house chardonnay daily. Crisp, fresh and aromatic, Daily Unoaked Chardonnay is all about the fruit and the land.

Daily Unoaked Chardonnay

Vintage: 2008
Appellation: Monterey, California
Varietal Composition: 100% Chardonnay
Vineyard: Kelly McFarland's beautiful vineyard in Monterey
County, California

Vinification: Our grapes were picked at night and delivered directly to press as whole berries in order to reduce solids and minimize handling of the fruit. The juice was 46 degrees going into tank and was blanketed each day with Argon to prevent excessive oxidation. The wine naturally warmed to 50 degrees Fahrenheit over 3 days and on the 4th day we saw/smelled CO2/activity from wild/native yeast. The cooling jacket was set to 52 degrees and stopped the Argon. The wine fermented at 50 to 54 degrees for 4 weeks to preserve the character of the vineyard in the wine. At the end of fermentation the wine was racked off the solids to another small stainless steel tank. This unsettled wine was manually circulated for 10 seconds once a week to re-suspend those lees into the juice for additional texture and complexity until Valentines Day. The lees were allowed to completely settle out at this point so the juice could be racked again and cold stabilized by lowering the temperature of the tank to 40 degrees F for 2 weeks.

Tasting Notes: A unique and welcomed style of pure, lucid Chardonnay. Orchard fruits and white flower blossoms on the nose. Bright, fresh and lively palate with hints of lime zest and slate. Finish is subtle, but long with marvelous texture and grip from the crunchy natural acidity.

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Harvest Date: October 26th, 2008
Brix at Harvest: 24.1
Titratable acidity: 6.69g/l
pH: 3.45
alcohol: 13.90%
Elevage: Stainless Steel
100% natural acidity

2008 Daily Unoaked Chardonnay, Monterey
technical sheet

Suggested Retail Price $18