2022 Chardonnay, Roberts Road Sonoma Coast
Vineyard: Farmed by the legendary Sangiacomo family, Roberts Road Vineyard is planted to the western slopes of Sonoma Mountain, on an old creek bed. The site’s alluvial clay soils and unique location in a fog-catching depression at the base of the mountain create the perfect conditions for growing world class Chardonnay. The vineyard’s extended hangtime along with the Dijon 95 and Robert Young clones produce extraordinarily structured and beautifully aromatic wines. 2022 was a great vintage for the ‘lucky’. As a smaller yielding year with
lots of concentrated flavors, many in Sonoma felt lucky after getting our grapes in before the late Fall heat spell that hit
Winemaking: In an effort to express the individual nature of each site, we employ almost identical winemaking protocols across all of our Chardonnays. Our 2022 Roberts Road Vineyard Chardonnay was picked under lights in the very early morning and whole fruit pressed. After settling for three days, the juice was
racked to 50% new French oak barrels and inoculated with a low rate of Burgundian yeast. The wine was cold barrel fermented at 58-68°F for over 100 days before aging for an additional 16 months, undergoing a true secondary malolactic fermentation in the spring. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Tasting Notes: Our 2022 Roberts Road Chardonnay offers up juicy honeysuckle, orange rind and lemon curd notes that gain complexity on the palate with the emergence of wet stone, white peach and a sweet roasted grain richness that hints of just baked apple tart. Bright acidity adds buoyancy to the long complex finish. Enjoy upon release or hold for up to 15 years.
Tech Info:
Suggested Price: $75/bottle
Aging: 17mos,50% new French oak
Case Production: 148 cases
Bottled Date: May 6, 2024
Harvest Date: Sept. 13, 2022
Clone: Dijon 95, Robert Young
Alc: 14.4%
Brix at Harvest: 23.9
TA: 6.6
pH: 3.31