Navarro Mendocino Chardonnay 2022
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Here, we've kept winemaking intricacies in check, putting the spotlight on the pure taste of Chardonnay fruit. Unlike our other lots, aged in newer French oak barrels for 10 or 11 months, we opted for seasoned barrels, puncheons and ovals to keep oak influences at bay. The Reserve wine took a warmer malolactic fermentation route, while most of this Mendocino label underwent a cool fermentation in stainless steel, followed by barrel aging sans secondary fermentation. For added lushness to Anderson Valley fruit—constituting 72% of this cuvée—we added Chardonnay from Hop Kiln Vineyards near Ukiah.