Tasting Notes

Release Date: Spring 2023

2020 is our 35^th consecutive vintage from the Wolff Vineyard which is probably a record for a single vineyard bottling in Edna Valley.

The beauty of this valley is its proximity to the Pacific Ocean, the coolness that results slows the ripening at the end of summer. Hence, the grapes develop incredible flavors at low sugar. Harvests have historically been in October, the last major Chardonnay region to be harvested in California.

Nuances of baking bread, sage, and gardenia blossom in the aromas with full flavors of citrus, pear, almond and a lush round finish.

Barrel-fermented and aged on the lees for nine months, this wine is an incredible value and a favorite.

Production

4,004

Tech Notes

Yield: 2 tons per acre

Harvest: October 1st - 21st

Numbers @ Harvest: 23.1° Brix, 3.43 pH, 7.8 grams acidity

Barrel Regimen: French Oak--2 to 5 years old, 100% Barrel Fermented; 100% Malolactic; 100% sur-lie

Bottling: June 2021

Alcohol: 14%

Reviews

93 points Wine Enthusiast Magazine  - November 2022

A golden hue in the glass, this bottling from a vineyard first planted in 1976 offers bold aromas of lemon peel, crushed almond and a hint of cheese rind on the nose. There’s tremendous tension to the palate, where salted nuts, dried lemon peel and brisk tonic flavors align. —M.K.

90 points Wine Spectator - March 2023

Complex and distinctive, with pear, nectarine and Honeycrisp apple flavors, salted melon accents and a savory note of tarragon on an appealing fleshy, juicy frame. Drink now. —M.W.