Keller Estate Oro De Plata Chardonnay Mix

2020 Keller Estate Oro De Plata Chardonnay, Petaluma Gap

Bright aromas of lemon curd, crisp green apple, and jasmine excite the senses, while notes of orchard fruit meld with creamy lees and mineral nuances on the palate. The elegant balance of fruit, acid, and rich mouthfeel leads to a long, rounded finish.

Specs

• Vintage: 2020
• Varietal: Chardonnay
• Appellation: Petaluma Gap
• Harvest Date: September 10, 2020
• Bottle Date: June 8th, 2021
• Alcohol: 14.22%
• Total Acidity: 6.4 g/L
• pH: 3.47
• Production: 273 cases

2021 Keller Estate Oro De Plata Chardonnay, Petaluma Gap

The 2021 Keller Estate Oro de Plata Chardonnay has aromas of lychee and just ripe pineapple, followed by floral notes of white petals. In the mouth, the wine has an apple or pear skin flavor paired with a palate-cleansing astringency which gives the wine length and dimension. There are notes of tres leches cake and waffle cone. This wine is lively in the mouth and full of fruit flavor. Without oak contact, the true essence of the Chardonnay grape varietal is delivered here.

Specs

• Vintage: 2021
• Varietal: Chardonnay
• Appellation: Petaluma Gap
• Harvest Date: September 9-21, 2021
• Bottling Date: February 16, 2022
• Alcohol: 14.1%
• pH: 3.39
• Production: 148 cases

Vintage-Vineyard

The 2020 vintage was vastly characterized by a series of environmental challenges, putting vineyard crews and winemakers to the test. The season started well, growing conditions were nearly ideal. Spring frost was an issue for some of our neighboring AVA’s, but our windy site was spared any frost. An August heat spell accelerated ripening, resulting in an early start to harvest and yielding a small crop. However, when the fire broke in Bodega bay on Sunday, August 24th the same winds that protected our site from frost brought days and days of smoke. Immediate sampling, analysis, and micro-fermentations allowed us to determine how to proceed.

Winemaking

Our 2020 Oro de Plata, comprised of 100% Old Wente Clone, was carefully hand-harvested over several cold autumn nights. The fruit was gently pressed and transferred to stainless steel tanks for slow fermentation under low temperatures. After four weeks, fermentation was complete, and the wine was left in the tanks to age on the lees for three months, never undergoing malolactic fermentation. After aging, the Oro de Plata Chardonnay was filtered, then bottled using a Nomacorc 100 closure, with a specific low oxygen ingress rate.

Vintage-Vineyard

By November 2020, it became apparent that the persistent, multi-year drought was adversely impacting the ponds’ levels. To reduce vine stress, we irrigated the vineyards early in the growing season to encourage them to pull nutrients from the soil and establish a healthy canopy. Keller Estate’s three rain-collection ponds, which irrigate our vineyards, olive groves, and landscaping, were almost dry by May. Fortunately, we had fewer than anticipated heat spells in the summer. With well-established vineyard sites and intensive canopy management, the vines produced beautiful clusters, albeit with small berries. As a result, the 2021 wines were concentrated, succulent, and rich.

Keller Estate was once part of the ancient seabed below San Pablo Bay. These mineral-rich, clay soils define our site and result in a rich minerality, a signature of our wines. The site’s proximity on the Western edge of Sonoma Mountain, above the Petaluma River, is the southern stretch of the Petaluma Gap. Winds from the Pacific Ocean are pulled through the ‘Gap’ by the warming Central Valley interior which impart distinctive fruit and floral aromatics which define this AVA.

We implement regenerative farming which focuses on top-soil renewal and increased cover crop and beneficial insect biodiversity, enhancing our own regional ecosystem as well as contributing to the health and vitality of the earth.

What’s Included

6-bottles:

• 3x - 2020 Keller Estate Oro De Plata Chardonnay, Petaluma Gap
• 3x - 2021 Keller Estate Oro De Plata Chardonnay, Petaluma Gap

Case:

• 6x - 2021 Keller Estate Oro De Plata Chardonnay, Petaluma Gap
• 6x - 2020 Keller Estate Oro De Plata Chardonnay, Petaluma Gap

Price Comparison

not for sale on winery website, $480/case MSRP

About The Winery

• Winery: Keller Estate
• Owners: Ana Keller
• Founded: 2000
• Location: Petaluma, CA

Our mission is to share the passing of time through our family’s vineyard.

Arturo Keller and his wife Deborah first fell in love with the site while driving a vintage car through the meandering Sonoma roads, and selected the property for its potential as a site for a world-class vineyard. Clearly, the property’s beauty, setting, and history influenced our decision to make it our home.

In 1989, we planted the first Chardonnay vines, and La Cruz vineyard was born. Our first vintage was sold to Rombauer Vineyards, who rapidly became excited with the potential of the site, giving us confidence in our fruit. By 1999, we planted a few acres of Pinot Noir and recognized the potential to make our own exceptional wines. In 2000, the Keller Estate label became a reality. Shortly after, in collaboration with the prestigious Mexican firm of Legorreta+Legorreta we designed and built our stunning and functional winery, designed specifically for gravity-flow winemaking.

Ana Keller, Arturo’s daughter and a biochemist by training, joined the team eager to create the most exquisite wines from the Estate’s vineyards. With Arturo’s constant vision and encouragement, Ana’s passion has established Keller Estate as a benchmark for producing some of the best wines in the Sonoma Coast. Her passion and dedication have been instrumental in establishing Petaluma Gap AVA and promoting the wines of this region worldwide.

We invite you to visit us and share our passion.

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