The long cool season and the slightly lower sugar at harvest proved to be advantageous as we succeeded in making a crisp wine with exceptional balance and an abundance of flavor. The fully mature fruit from Charlottes Home imparted its tropical and citrus notes and our additional Alexander Valley vineyards added flavors of melon and hay. After whole cluster pressing 25% was fermented in new American oak barrels and underwent malolactic while the remaining 75% was cold fermented in stainless ste...