2024 Phelan Farm Chardonnay Manzanilla Cask, San Luis Obispo Coast, USA LC 2025 September stony and mineral

stony and mineral

then rest on skins for about two weeks

30% is racked off for secondary fermentation and replaced with 30% new wine

The F yeast strain is very unique with the herbal and minty character that it develops through fermentation

Our rows are located at the base of the hills on the northeastern side of the Anderson Valley

2024 Phelan Farm Chardonnay Manzanilla Cask, San Luis Obispo Coast, USA LC 2025 September stony and mineralThe Chardonnay is whole cluster pressed and fermented in a 100 year old Manzanilla Sherry cask. The wine remained in the same vessel for 16 months of elevage under a natural flor hence the F designation.