2020 Gap's Crown Vineyard Chardonnay

2020 Gap's Crown Vineyard Chardonnay

The extreme weather, coupled with Dijon clones specifically chosen for this unique site, showcase the minerality and high-toned fruit in this wine – more reminiscent of our favorite Chablis bottlings than a traditional California chardonnay. This vintage exhibits Meyer lemon on the nose, leading into notes of peach pit, hazelnut, and seashell on the palate. A perfect food pairing wine. 

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The 2020 vintage started with a mild winter and lighter than normal rainfall. During flowering, we saw some of that rain, resulting in a poorer “set” of berries. Lower yields concentrate flavors into fewer clusters and fewer berries, so what we lost in yield, we gained in quality. The year took a unique turn when our hospitality team was deployed to the vineyard, helping with shoot thinning and suckering in Springtime due to the pandemic-related Adobe closure. We were also able to make on-the-spot decisions regarding heat spikes later in the year; an absolute advantage of farming our own lands, we were able to take immediate, decisive actions with our vineyard team. With our constant collaboration between winemaking and farming teams, the resulting wines shine, exhibiting incredible concentration and complexity: a bright spot from an otherwise challenging year.
Year
2020
Varietal
Chardonnay
Appellation
Sonoma Coast
Soil
Brown Clay Loam
Titratable Acidity
7.3 g/L
pH
3.33
Aging
11 Months | 100% French Oak; 25% New
Alcohol %
14
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