2023 Lady of the Sunshine, Chardonnay ‘Chene Vineyards’, Edna Valley, USA Lopez de Heredia the wine retains surreal levels

the wine retains surreal levels of acidity and the aromatics are correspondingly intense

This is an old-school Spätlesen

and 25 to 60 mg/l total

with a light dose of sulphites at bottling

filtered through ancient granite rocks

2023 Lady of the Sunshine, Chardonnay ‘Chene Vineyards’, Edna Valley, USA Lopez de Heredia the wine retains surreal levelsCertified Biodynamic. The one acre of Wente Clone Chardonnay yielded 4 tons to the acre this vintage and was harvested in mid September. The grapes were foot crushed and soaked on the skins overnight before being whole bunch pressed the next morning. The juice was collected and barreled down to ferment with native yeast in neutral oak barrels. The fermentation was encouraged to keep warm in barrel by soaking in the sun throughout the duration of the