2013 RED CAR CHARDONNAY SONOMA COAST

The Chardonnay grapes for Red Car’s Sonoma Coast Chardonnay were hand harvested and immediately whole cluster pressed. The juice was settled overnight then barreled down into French oak to undergo primary and secondary (malolactic) fermentation. The minimalist style (non-interventionist techniques, native yeast, natural acidity, limited racking) yields a wine of great purity, concentration and palate smoothness with a racy acidity and chalky minerality rarely associated with California Chardonnay.