Our 2024 Estate Chardonnay is a medium-bodied wine with beautiful bright lemon color and offers alluring aromas of citrus blossom, honeysuckle, orchard fruit, and Stuhlmuller Vineyard’s signature wet stone minerality. The lovely fruit continues through the palate, where it is accentuated by harmonious acidity, and subtle notes of lemon cream, brown baking spices and salt-roasted cashews.
92 Points, Wine Enthusiast - Focused aromas of green apple, ripe Anjou pear, Meyer lemon, and floral-herb potpourri drive the nose of this native fermented Chardonnay. The palate is bright and acid-forward, with flavors of nectarine, pineapple, chalky minerality, and salty lemon peel throughout a long finish. - Tom R. Capo
The famous Upper Barn clone, one of California’s most sought-after Chardonnay selections, comprises 80% of the grapes that went into the 2024 Estate Chardonnay blend. The balance is from the Wente/FPS 72 clone. From the Upper Barn clone, this wine derives flavors of Asian pear, spice, and a natural nuttiness, while the small clusters and berries of the Wente clone contribute rich tropical aromas and concentrated flavors.
To accentuate the signature fruit and natural nuttiness of our Estate grapes, we fermented this wine with 100% indigenous yeast. Fermentation and aging occurred in French oak barrels (8% new oak) as well as large format (905 gallon) French oak casks. The wine was on fine fermentation lees for 9 months and underwent 80% spontaneous malolactic fermentation, before being racked to tank, filtered, and bottled unfined.
