2022 Menefee Vineyards Chardonnay
2022 Menefee Vineyards Chardonnay
This is a wine that conveys the range of Oregon Chardonnay, with a leaner and taught profile. The 2022 is layered with aromas. Brioche, baking spices, jasmine flowers, baked apples, fresh tarragon and just a hint of ocean air. The nose is worth revisiting again and again. The acidity and mouthfeel bring a structure that holds flavors of candied ginger, ripe stone fruit, softer citrus fruit, and a texture of wet stone.
This fruit sits at the top of our family vineyard, Menefee. Due to the cool sites' slow ripening power, we can pick late for Oregon Chardonnay, early October, keeping the natural acidity while gaining flavors that are more developed than most. All neutral oak is employed to make sure that the wine truly represents the vineyard at its purest.
Only 100 cases made.
Available for pickup and delivery after 11/11.
Menefee, our family vineyard, is a spectacular site nestled in the foothills of the coastal range. Bordered by a mushroom farm, a doug fir tree line, and dotted with Mirabelle Plum trees and Cassis plantings, it's an ode to our family farm in the Loire Valley. It’s east-facing aspect and limited sun exposure give this vineyard an Alpine feel, creating acid-driven wines of utmost elegance.
Aged for 11 months in 100% Neutral French oak.