The Spring Street Chardonnay from Yountville was hand-picked at night. The grapes arrived cold in the morning and were whole cluster pressed straight to barrel. The barrels (all French and 20% new) were moved to our cool cave which allowed for a slow fermentation over two months. After this, the malo lactic fermentation started naturally. The lees were stirred once a week over the 11 months in barrel, after which the wine was allowed to settle before racking and bottling.