Pinot Noir & Chardonnay | 2020 Harvest

In September 2020, we drove to Northern New Jersey to pick up freshly harvested whole clusters of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes from one of our favorite local grape growers. To complement these grapes we selected a blend of two unique barrels, comprising of a two year old component brewed with buckwheat and an eight month old component brewed with spelt. We hand crushed and destemmed the grape clusters before adding them directly to oak. The spontaneous blend was then racked on top and allowed extensive contact time with the grapes and the skins. After a year it was racked to stainless for bottling. The average age of Pinot Noir & Chardonnay | 2020 Harvest is nearly 46 months at release. Pinot Noir Chardonnay | 2020 Harvest pours with a pink hue and white rocky foam head. It has aromatics of strawberries, cranberries, tree-ripened bosc pears, apricots and a firm minerality and pleasantly earthy notes.