Bench Chardonnay Sonoma County Download PDF

Specifications

Winery	Brack Mountain Wine Company
Varieties	Chardonnay
Farming Practices	sustainable
Soils	sand and loam
Year Vines Were Planted	1980's
Yeast	ambient (for barrel ferments) and selected (for tank ferments)

Fermentation	whole cluster pressed / 60% is racked to stainless steel and 40% goes to barrel
Malolactic	none
Maturation	11 months in tank or barrel / 30% barrels are new French oak
Sulfur	yes
Filter	yes
Fining	none
Alcohol	13.5%
Item No	T03020
Size	750ML
Bottle Case	12
Country	United States
Region	California
Sub-region	Sonoma

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Vineyard-Sourced from two vineyards in central Russian River Valley, Fidelis and Bazzano vineyard. Both sites are on benchland exposures, the Bazzano is an older vineyard on a shallow slope while Fidelis is still a teenager but planted on a steep South/western exposure. Both sites are planted to UCD clone

Vintage-The 2018 vintage offered excellent growing conditions. A mild winter followed by an early spring started the year off early. Sonoma County did not suffer any heat waves (or fires) this summer so the ripening was slow and steady. We picked much later this year as mild days continued into September. This vintage will be characterized by good acidities and lower alcohols.