NV | Statera Cellars 'Multa V' Chardonnay | Willamette Valley Chateau Petite Vedrines they are fermented in stainless

they are fermented in stainless steel tanks

partial malolactic fermentation

but the finish on this wine is gently fruity and ultimately savory

a certain minerality and a lively acidity that results in a beautiful persistence

there is citrus

NV | Statera Cellars 'Multa V' Chardonnay | Willamette Valley Chateau Petite Vedrines they are fermented in stainlessEach year, grapes were whole cluster pressed, settled overnight, and fermented in neutral french barrels. Each vintage spent 16 months in barrel before being added to the solera system. The solera system was built by first combining a barrel from 2016 to a barrel from 2017, and then putting them back into barrels for continued aging. A year later, they were combined with a barrel from the 2018 vintage, and then put back to barrel, etc. The 2020