2023 CAST Chardonnay, Ghianda Rose Vineyard, Mendocino
Tasting Notes
This wine is such a favorite of mine. This wine starts with aromas of white peach, white and yellow flowers, lychee, blanched almonds, lemon curd, and lemongrass. The palate is nicely balanced with fruit, good texture, and bright minerality. The white peach nectar notes dominate but are balanced with lime zest and some orange zest notes as well. The finish is white rocks, lemon and lime zest, and creamy orange curd. So delicious!
The 2023 vintage was a nice reprieve from the dry vintages of the last 5 years. We had TONS of rainfall during the winter and spring, which was followed by a very temperate growing season. While the weather eventually did get warm in early September, that nice, slow, and long even ripening was so nice for our grapes.
Winemaker Notes
These grapes were hand-picked in the early morning hours around 21 brix. We brought them to the winery and pressed them while they were still cold. We fermented in a mix of neutral barrels and concrete egg-shaped tanks. The mix of fermentation vessels helped create some layers and depth in the final wine. The wine was fermented with native yeast and went fully through ML with native bacteria. After 6 months of aging on lees, we bottled.
Specs
Varietal Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Oak Profile: Four months: 20% concrete egg, 80% neutral French Oak barrels
Alcohol: 12%
Production: 532 cases
What’s Included
4-bottles:
4x 2023 CAST Chardonnay, Ghianda Rose Vineyard, Mendocino Case:
12x 2023 CAST Chardonnay, Ghianda Rose Vineyard, Mendocino
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2023 CAST Chardonnay, Ghianda Rose Vineyard, Mendocino
Tasting Notes
Winemaker Notes
Specs
What’s Included
4-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
$468.00/Case for 12x 2023 CAST Chardonnay, Ghianda Rose Vineyard, Mendocino at CAST Wines
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Thursday, Oct 2 - Monday, Oct 6