Matthiasson Village Chardonnay Napa Valley (2019)
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Medium-bodied and bright, opening with tart green apple and stone fruit balanced with a hint of vanilla and minerality.
”For complexity, completeness, and balance, we achieve a diversity of ripeness by using the traditional method of harvesting the fruit a number of different times during the ripening period. The earlier harvests contribute acidity and minerality, and the later harvests contribute flesh and richness. We whole-cluster press all of the grapes, then ferment and age the wine in seasoned French oak barrels, with only native yeast. No battonage (lees stirring) or racking. We allow two-fifths of the barrels to go through malo- lactic fermentation.”