Nose
Fresh pineapple, pear and a touch of toasted coconut, Fuji apple, toasted honeyed oats, cucumber, roasted hazelnuts and cashew, orange and lime blossom.
Palate
Rich and round, with fine acidity and long minerality perfectly matched by a creamy, lush mid palate. Lemon-lime zest, with vanilla bean, hints of pineapple, and dried mango finishing with pie crust and fresh pear.
Bottling
Bottled lightly fined and filtered.
Winemaking
Fruit was hand-harvested at night. Clones were kept separate; whole cluster pressed. Native yeast began primary fermentation in an egg-shaped vessel. Primary and partial malolactic were finished in 35% new and neutral French barrels & puncheons over a period of 11 months; 6 months of battonage. Clones were blended after 11 months & finished in stainless steel for 5 additional months.
Aging
100% French Oak; 35% new.
