2020 Keller Estate CASA Chardonnay
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The 2020 Casa Chardonnay is bright and has a beautiful golden color. The wine shows aromas of tropical and stone fruit. Expressive in the mouth with green apple, pear, caramel, and some hints of oak.
Wine Details
Vintage
2020
Varietal
Chardonnay
Appellation
Petaluma GAP
pH
3.68
Alcohol %
13.8
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
The 2020 Casa Chardonnay is bright and has a beautiful golden color. The wine shows aromas of tropical and stone fruit. Expressive in the mouth with green apple, pear, caramel, and some hints of oak.
Vineyard Notes
The 2020 vintage was vastly characterized by a series of environmental challenges, putting vineyard crews and winemakers to the test. The season started well, growing conditions were nearly ideal. Spring frost was an issue for some of our neighboring AVA’s, but our windy site was spared any frost. An August heat spell accelerated ripening, resulting in an early start to harvest, and yielding a small crop. However, when the fire broke in Bodega Bay on Sunday, August 24th the same wind-protected our site from frost brought days and days of smoke. Immediate sampling, analysis, and micro-fermentations allowed us to determine how to proceed.2020 Casa Chardonnay was picked prior to the fires.
Winemaker Notes
Our winemaking style is a blend of classic and contemporary: contemporary equipment and meticulous processes paired with hands-on minimalistic winemaking techniques. Our philosophy is to produce wines that express the unique terroir from which they came, and our passion. The fruit and dirt lead the way. Our goal is to make honest wines. The 2020 Casa Chardonnay is harvest in the cold night. The fruit was pressed using a gentle cycle and fermented in both French oak barrels and stainless-steel tanks.
Production
151 cases
Other Notes
Ana Keller created Casa Wines as a new line she, her family and friends could enjoy every day. Ana directs farming and winemaking at her family's property in Sonoma County since 1998. Among Ana's many achievements was her instrumental work in the creation of the Petaluma Gap AVA, bringing recognition to this new emerging wine region.