Close-planted vines delivering Chardonnay of power and poise. The Grigsby block, named for long-serving viticulturalist Lucas Grigsby, is a 0.87-acre site planted in 2007 and grafted to Bernard 76 clone in 2019. Farmed organically and at high density—8,333 vines per hectare—it sits on dark clay over basalt and limestone. This close planting brings intensity and precision, while the soils lend weight and structure.
Handpicked fruit was whole-bunch pressed and wild-fermented in French oak hogsheads, around a quarter new. Malolactic fermentation completed naturally, and the wine rested on lees, unstirred, for ten months before blending and bottling. The result is a Chardonnay that combines grip and breadth with saline freshness and underlying drive.
Close-planted vines delivering Chardonnay of power and poise. The Grigsby block, named for long-serving viticulturalist Lucas Grigsby, is a 0.87-acre site planted in 2007 and grafted to Bernard 76 clone in 2019. Farmed organically and at high density—8,333 vines per hectare—it sits on dark clay over basalt and limestone. This close planting brings intensity and precision, while the soils lend weight and structure.
Handpicked fruit was whole-bunch pressed and wild-fermented in French oak hogsheads, around a quarter new. Malolactic fermentation completed naturally, and the wine rested on lees, unstirred, for ten months before blending and bottling. The result is a Chardonnay that combines grip and breadth with saline freshness and underlying drive.