Chardonnay Sangiacomo Green Acres Carneros

Description :

Vineyards: This bottling comes from the Green Acres blocks of the Sangiacomo Family Vineyard. Considered the Chardonnay sweet-spot of their plantings, these older vines give us deep complexity and added concentration resulting in powerful and balanced Chardonnays.
Appellation: Carneros
Clones: 809, Robert Young (clone 17), Old Wente, 548, Catarina (clone 4)
The Sangiacomo vineyards are found in western Carneros, known for their loam and clay soils and a mixture of flat land and rolling hillsides, which has the reliable marine fog that rolls in most every evening and burns off mid-morning.

Vinification: After night harvesting, the Chardonnay fruit arrives at Saintsbury within the hour of its pick. The clusters are sorted and transferred directly to a gentle, whole cluster press. The settled juice then goes to barrel for fermentation. During its 8 months in French oak barrels, the winemaking team employs bâtonnage to ensure a complex and well-balanced wine.