2019 Far Mountain Bresa Chardonnay, Sonoma Valley, USA Encosta da Quinta The juice was intentionally oxidized

The juice was intentionally oxidized and then barreled down to a mix of barrique and puncheon 2 days after Harvest

Fermented with native yeasts and aged for 24 months in French oak barrels

mineral profile

Aim of perpetual reserve is to erase the impact of vintage and highlight characteristics of terroir and variety

and dried flowers

2019 Far Mountain Bresa Chardonnay, Sonoma Valley, USA Encosta da Quinta The juice was intentionally oxidizedBresa is a microscopic single parcel Chardonnay from the oldest block of Bald Mountain Vineyard (planted 1972, Wente clone) on fractured volcanic rock, dry farmed at elevation in the Mayacamas above Sonoma Valley. Production is truly tinyabout one barrel. Expect a taut, mineral expression with concentrated citrus and orchard fruit, fine phenolic grip, and a long, stony finishBald Mountain turned up to twelve.