Sea Smoke Cellars 2022 Chardonnay is produced with estate-grown fruit that was picked and hand-sorted in the vineyard before spending the night in their cold room.
Chilled grapes were softly pressed and the juice was gently pumped into a stainless steel tank and cold settled. Once the heavy solids were removed, the juice was racked to a stainless steel fermenter, then inoculated for primary fermentation. Following primary fermentation, the wine was racked to barrels, inoculated for malolactic fermentation, then periodically stirred to enhance depth and mouthfeel.
The 2022 Sea Smoke Chardonnay was aged for a total of 10 months prior to bottling with no fining and no filtration.
Character: An elegant Chardonnay with aromas of lemon curd, star fruit, fresh cut peach and wet stone. Complemented by satsuma mandarins and a touch of hazelnut in the focused mid-palate and the refreshing cool climate acidity of our estate vineyard.
Release Date: September 2024
Appellation: Santa Rita Hills
Composition: 100% Chardonnay
Barrel Aging: 10 months
Oak Profile: Exclusively French Oak—24% New Barrels
Alc. Vol: 13.3%