Livermore Valley Chardonnay Cuvée W
Appellation
Livermore Valley
Farming
Sustainable - Lutte Raisonnée
Varieties
100% Chardonnay
Vineyards & Viticulture
These grapes hail from the Wente Estate Vineyards just outside of Livermore. These are old vines planted with the original Wente Clones brought from Burgundy by John Wente at the start of the twentieth century and which were originally taken from cuttings from the Louis Latour vineyards in Corton-Charlemagne. 50-60 year old vines.
Soils
Clay with iron
Harvest & Vinification
Grapes are pressed in a mechanical press. Fermentation, malolactic conversion, and sur lie aging in small oak barrels (50% new).
