Chanin - Chardonnay Los Alamos Vineyard 2022 (750ml)
Price: $57.99
| Producer | Chanin |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 206114 |
| Size | 750ml |
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This wine has tremendous focus and energy. There is a great paprika and spice component on the nose as well as green apple skin and ripe apricot. The palate is mineral, and finishes with great viscous concentration and length. In typical form of Los Alamos Vineyard, which is planted on an ancient sand dune, the palate has a unique saline quality that waters the mouth and lasts for minutes. The finish is long, and with intense minerality and refreshing acidity.
Chanin Description
Los Alamos Vineyard dates back to the late 1960s and is where our company started back in 2007 when we purchased 1 ton of their Chardonnay. Later we added Pinot Noir to the mix. The sandy soils, high elevation (900ft) of our blocks, and cool marine influence gives us great freshness, bright fruit and complicity.
These grapes were hand harvested early in the morning at 23.5 Brix. They were pressed and directly put into French oak barrels (15% new) to ferment. The wine stayed there for 15 months on its lees and was then racked and lightly fined before being bottled unfiltered in December 2021
