Chardonnay 2015

Hanzell Vineyards, tech sheet »2015 Vintage/Hanzell Chardonnay/Notes.pdf« i Hanzells trade-mappe (dropbox.com, linket fra hanzell.com, hentet 2026-10-17): 2015 Hanzell Chardonnay – område: Sonoma Valley; druer: 100% Chardonnay; alkohol 14.1%; høst: 2015-08-13 til 2015-08-21. Druekilde (producentens tekst, engelsk): Vineyards: de Brye, Zellerbach, Day, Ramos and Ambassador’s 1953 Vineyards Average vine age by volume: 29 years Region: Sonoma Valley Soil: Red Hill Series and Raynor-Montara clay-loam (volcanic) Elevation: 500 to 830 feet Clones: Hanzell, Old Wente, Robert Young, Dijon 76, Dijon 95, Hyde and Prosser. Lagring (producentens tekst, engelsk): One year in 60 gallon French Oak barrels. Gæring (producentens tekst, engelsk): Two hours minimum juice and skin contact prior to pressing 62% stainless-steel fermentation at 54°- 64° 38% barrel fermentation; lees stirred for first two months. Malolaktisk gæring (producentens tekst, engelsk): 38% - all of the barrel fermented portion goes through malolactic fermentation.