2017 Club Exclusive Chardonnay

Fermented and aged in concrete for 12 months, this wine is complex with bright subtle notes of wet stone, flint, white flowers, lemon curd, and grapefruit pith.

The 2017 vintage is classically Oregon. Despite a cold winter and cooler than normal spring, ideal weather after flowering created a healthy fruit set, with as much as 20% more berries per cluster than average. Summer was dry and hot, but vines saw little drought stress. By September, everything was on track for a traditional, “normal” Oregon harvest in the Willamette Valley, with Pinot Noir exhibiting outstanding quality. Harvest produced a bumper crop with intense flavor, and perfect sugar and acid levels.