Description
The 2023 vintage marks the eight year that Eyrie Chardonnay includes both the Draper Selection from The Eyrie Vineyard but also heritage clones planted at Sisters Vineyard in the Dundee Hills. The Wente Clone and the Sterling Clone total 39% of the blend and come from 8 year old vines in the Sisters Vineyard. The Draper selection represents the balance of the blend and comes from 57 year old vines in the original Eyrie Vineyard.
Both estate vineyard sites are 100% certified organic and picked by hand. The grapes were pressed in a combination of antique basket press and Champagne cycle press. Juice was run to neutral French oak barrels, fermented with indigenous yeasts, aged on the less for 11 months without stirring, and bottled with a light filtration.
Winemaker Notes
Fermentation & Aging: Burgundy Barrels (90.5% Neutral, 9.5% New)
Production in cases: 524
Bottling date: September 2024
Appellation: Dundee Hills (100% Estate)
Alcohol % by volume: 12.92
Reviews
Jeb Dunnuck 93
A bright straw color, the 2023 Chardonnay Estate offers savory fresh notes of Marcona almond, fresh apples, candle wax, and citrus oils. It’s silky on the palate, with a weightless feel and good length, never falling flat. It’s silky, seductive, and pure, with a graceful texture.
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