Chardonnay
Tasting Notes
The 2023 Chardonnay displays fresh aromatic notes highlighted by pineapple, melon, and orange blossom. A refreshing and balanced mouthfeel displays flavors of juicy tangerine and lime layered with rich stone fruit notes and minerality. The flavors evolve into notes of white peach and lemon finishing clean, light, and refreshing.
Vineyards
StoneCap is made with estate-grown grapes from the expansive, renowned Goose Ridge Vineyard in Washington State’s Columbia Valley. This valley and its surrounding rivers were formed during the Ice Age. The soil in this region is frequently wind-blown, leaving a “stonecap” at the top of the hills.
Winemaking
The 2023 StoneCap Chardonnay is a pure expression of bright tropical and stone fruit due to a deliberate, cool fermentation in stainless steel tanks. No malolactic fermentation was done after alcoholic fermentation completed, to preserve the natural acidity and fresh, crisp fruit flavors. The wine aged on lees for four months before being bottled.
Technical Information
- Vintage:
- 2023
- Alcohol:
- 13.1%
- Region:
- Columbia Valley, Washington
- Varietals:
- 100% Chardonnay
