Nose
Meyer Lemon, golden delicious apple, pine needles, Asian pear, lemon blossom, lemon verbena, fresh pear.
Palate
Meyer Lemon, Golden Delicious Apple, pine needles, Asian pear, lemon blossom, lemon verbena, fresh pear. Crisp acidity, with no oak influence, carries through to the finish.
Growing Conditions
From the Ferrington Vineyard, we incorporated separate lots made from the Robert Young and Wente clones into this vintage of Les Voisins.
Harvest
The 2015 vintage will be remembered for high quality, lower yields. We had the earliest start to our harvest ever, and our earliest finish. The growing season started out with unseasonably warm temperatures in late winter and early spring. Cooler temperatures in May caused some uneven fruit set that contributed to smaller yields at some of our sites. The quality and purity of the fruit from this vintage produced wines with outstanding flavors and aromatics. We are excited to see our wines from this vintage develop.
Winemaking
Whole cluster pressed to tank, settled overnight then racked with fine lees to neutral French oak barrels. Both primary and Malolactic Fermentation happened in barrel with natural yeast and bacteria. Barrels were not stirred during fermentation.
Aging
100% Neutral French OakAged 10 months in barrel.
