The 2024 growing season delivered a stunning Summit Chardonnay, with alluring aromatic layers of tropical fruit, orange marmalade, yellow plum, jasmine, hazelnut, and honeysuckle. The array of aromatics is echoed on the palate, where they are underscored by a rich, slightly creamy mouthfeel and well-balanced acidity, which contributes to a vibrant and focused finish.
140 cases produced
92 Points, Jeb Dunnuck - Pouring a deeper bright yellow hue, the 2024 Chardonnay Estate Summit gains intensity in its perfumed aromas of jasmine, white tea, peach, and toasted almond pastry. Full bodied yet vertical, with focused acidity and citrus-driven energy of salted lime and bitter citrus oil texture, it's appealing now and will drink well over the coming 6-7 years.
Near the summit of our vineyard is our prized Block Five. Planted to the highly aromatic clone 809, this north-facing block features red volcanic soils that contribute to tiny clusters and low yields.
The Clone 809 portion of this Chardonnay (66% of the blend), along with the balance of Block Two Upper Barn clone fruit, was pressed whole cluster and then settled for 24 hours in a stainless-steel tank before racking to barrel. The barrels used for fermentation and aging included 50% neutral French oak and 50% French acacia, which was selected to underscore the intense aromatics of the clone 809, without imparting significant tannins. Indigenous yeasts performed the primary fermentation, and the wine underwent 75% spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Our Summit Chardonnay was aged for 9 months on fine fermentation lees.
