Chardonnay 2016

Hanzell Vineyards, tech sheet »2016 Vintage/Hanzell Chardonnay/Notes.pdf« i Hanzells trade-mappe (dropbox.com, linket fra hanzell.com, hentet 2026-10-17): 2016 Hanzell Chardonnay – område: Sonoma Valley; druer: 100% Chardonnay; alkohol 14.3%; høst: 2016-08-12 til 2016-09-01. Druekilde (producentens tekst, engelsk): Vineyard Blocks: de Brye, Zellerbach, Day, Ramos and Ambassador’s 1953 Average vine age by volume: 33 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 73% stainless-steel fermentation at 54°- 64° 27% barrel fermentation; lees stirred for first two months. Malolaktisk gæring (producentens tekst, engelsk): 27% - all of the barrel fermented portion goes through malolactic fermentation.