PRESQUILE SANTA BARBARA CHARDONNAY

Description

After an extensive search that spanned the West Coast of the United States, the Murphy family acquired an ideal unplanted 200-acre property in the hills of the Santa Maria Valley in 2007. Located sixteen miles from the Pacific Ocean, with the majestic San Rafael Mountains looming in the background, these ancient sand dunes were planted with an emphasis on diversity. To achieve this vision, the family mapped the site’s deep sandy soils, distinct airflows, patterns of sunlight patterns, hillside expositions and various elevations. With the insights derived from these measurements, the Murphys planted the vineyard in a way that maximized the diversity of row directions, spacing, clones, and rootstocks.

Their Chardonnay is matured in 60% Neutral French Oak/40% Neutral Austrian Oak for 11 Months, then 6 Months in Stainless Steel. Native yeast fermentation, native malolactic conversion, and sur lie aging.