2021 Ridge Vineyards Estate Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA Villa Bucci The botanicals are macerated in

The botanicals are macerated in aguardiente – produced in a 130 year-old copper pot still – and blended into a neutral Airén wine base

• Average age of vines: 89 years

close to Franz’s house

Josh has a distinct soft spot for the Cabernet wines produced in the 70’s and 80’s by the pioneering wineries of Central and Western Victoria

Quintessentially Chambolle

2021 Ridge Vineyards Estate Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA Villa Bucci The botanicals are macerated inGrapes: Average Brix 23. 8 TA: 6. 46 g L pH: 3. 48 Fermentation: Grapes are whole cluster pressed and barrel fermented. Natural primary and natural secondary (malolactic) fermentations. Selection: Ten of twelve Estate Chardonnay parcels Barrels: 87% air dried American oak, 13% French oak (37% one year old, 8% two years old, 9% three years old, 13% four years old and 18% five years old). 30% stainless steel tank. Aging: Fourteen months in barrel Hand