*LIMITED* 2016 Calyptra Chardonnay

Stillwater Creek Vineyard | 65 Cases Produced

Hand-picked whole-clusters were sorted on their way to the press and then gently tumbled inside the press cylinder to macerate on skins for 4 hours. Juice from the press was pumped into a stainless tank for 48 hours of settling at 55 degrees. The lightly settled juice was then racked directly into 75% new French oak barrels and carefully monitored. Native yeast fermented, the barrels were stirred only as needed to encourage the process. Primary fermentation lasted for 2 months. Native malolactic fermentation completed in July 2017. After an extended 23 months of total barrel age, the wine was racked once more to stainless for 6 months and finished with a light polish filtration. One year in bottle before release