Carp Ridge Chardonnay
Description
Vintage: 2020
Variety: Chardonnay
Region: Carp Ridge, Ottawa
Soil: Glacial till, clay loam over grey limestone of the Hazeldean Fault
Harvest Date: September 26, October 8, 16, 2020
Wine Style: Dry, Neutral Oak Aged
Residual Sugar: 0.76 g/L
Alcohol: 13.5 %
TA: 8.9 g/L
pH: 3.27
Ageing Potential: > 10 years
Case Production: 215
Winemaking:
Our Carp Ridge Chardonnay grapes, grown organically as well as biodynamically, were harvested with rigorous selection and sorting, over three days; September 26, October 8,16. Clonal profile is 38% 95, 31% 76 and 1% 548. After gentle pressing and cool settling, the juice was transferred to French Oak Burgundy format cooperage for indigenous fermentation and malolactic conversion over 5 months. Oak profile is 3% New Oak, 85% Neutral Oak and 12% Stainless Steel. Total elevage of 9 months with biweekly battonage for 4 months. Following barrel blending, light bentonite fining and cold stabilization, the wine was bottled with minimal filtration.
Tasting Notes:
The wine is pale lemon in colour with a green hue. The nose shows scents of apple and lemon, dried hay and mushroom with a palate of bright acidity and minimality. Purity and precision, unclouded by oak, in a style very much like Chablis.
$32.00