INAUGURAL RELEASE!
TASTING NOTE
The focused, floral nose gives hints of fresh lemon, honeysuckle, ripe peach and a touch of white pepper. The round, supple palate displays sweet comice pear, tart white fruit, fig and baked apple with well integrated acidity and a lengthy finish. Drinking beautifully now, the complex flavors will integrate further with 5 to 7 years of proper cellaring.
VINEYARD
The “Clos du Lune” vineyard - French for “Vineyard of the Moon” - is part of the Winery Hill Estate; an 80-acre hilltop in the Dundee Hills, one mile north of the Evenstad Estate. It is planted to Dijon clone Chardonnay on gentle, south-and-west facing slopes with elevations of 850 to 900 feet. The volcanic soil is Jory type.
CROP YIELD & AGING
1.2 tons/acre. Aged 17 months sur lees in French oak barrels of which 20% were new.
 VINTAGE NOTES
The 2009 growing season got off to an earlier start than the preceding vintage and delivered warm mid-summer temperatures and plenty of sunshine at just the right time. By late August and early September, temperatures moderated and led to a more protracted ripening period that optimized flavor development. Harvest at the Estate subsequently commenced during the last week of September and carried on through mid-October. The resulting wines from the 2009 vintage are delicious, richly textured, and loaded with sumptuous fruited flavors.
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