2023 Morgen Long Witness Tree Vineyard Chardonnay Eola-Amity Hills, USA Pierre Borel 2016 Santamaria 'Tranoi' Rouge

2016 Santamaria 'Tranoi' Rouge

The two new wines were blended together after they had finished malolactic fermentation

300-350m altitude

then bottled while still fermenting (Méthode ancestrale)

and we paid homage to the label of our opening year – 2015

2023 Morgen Long Witness Tree Vineyard Chardonnay Eola-Amity Hills, USA Pierre Borel 2016 Santamaria 'Tranoi' Rouge100% Chardonnay from Witness Tree Vineyard, hand picked 9 26 22. From a 1. 52 acre block of 2019 planted mixed clones on 101 14 rootstock near the top of the vineyard: 45% FPS 87, 45% Dijon 76, 5% Dijon 96 and 5% Dijon 548. The soils are pure Jory over volcanic basalt. Vines spaced 3. 28x6, facing southeast between 600 680 with 20 30% slopes. The farming is transitioning towards organic, and the vines are non irrigated. Soil The soils are pure Jory