Shafer Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch 2022

Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay is a wine that bears the elegant imprint of its vineyard home – 68 acres that roll across the pastoral hill country of Los Carneros, a place where Napa Valley meets the northernmost rim of San Francisco Bay. We named this wine to honor the Red-shouldered Hawks and other birds of prey who play a key role in our sustainable farming program.VARIETY: 100% Chardonnay

FERMENTATION:

Whole-cluster pressed and fermented with wild yeast in individual barrels (40% oak, 60% stainless steel); 0% malolactic fermentation

COOPERAGE:

9 months in 40% new French oak barrels (Allier, Vosges) and 60% in stainless steel barrels

ALCOHOL: 14.9%