2023 Walter Scott X Novo Vineyard Chardonnay, Eola-Amity Hills, USA Alessandro Viola Whole cluster maceration

Whole cluster maceration

and apricot brandy casks

Vine Age: Chardonnay planted in the late 1980s

All Savagnin from Poligny and surrounding villages

The two lots were fermented using all native yeast and about 30% whole clusters in small 1 -1

2023 Walter Scott X Novo Vineyard Chardonnay, Eola-Amity Hills, USA Alessandro Viola Whole cluster macerationDry farmed, high elevation site on volcanic basalt with marine sediment overlay. Organically farmed, whole cluster pressed, native yeast fermentation in oak (mostly neutral), full malo, aged ~12 months on lees without btonnage. The 2023 is taut and minerallemon oil, crushed stone, and Eola wind tension. Benchmark Willamette Chardonnay with Burgundian precision.