2008 Eldridge Chardonnay Clone 96

Clone 96 Chardonnay is only released, as a separate bottling, in years that we think are outstanding.

David investigated 2 different wine making techniques with this small batch of Clone 96. Half the fruit was destemmed and 8 hours later was pressed. The remaining fruit was whole bunch pressed as we normally do. Each batch of juice was then transferred to a one year old barrel for fermentation and ageing. Two thirds of the whole bunch pressed wine and one third of the destemmed wine was blended to make the one barrel of clone 96 bottled under this label.

Vintage: 2008

Chemistry: 14% Alcohol by Volume, pH 3.5 and Total Acid of 6.3g/L