Intensive farming and low yields are the foundations of our Carneros Chardonnay offering. The two blocks farmed for this wine are on a bench with classic Haire clay loam soils, and on a ridge at a 200-foot elevation. This block is part of an uplifted riverbed, which allows good drainage in the traditional clay-based soils of the region. The name Sevens Bench is derived from our historical name for our Carneros Pinot Noir and one of the two clones planted on our blocks: Clone 27 (Mount Eden). The other field selections are Calaera, Batto and Entav 809.  The Carneros AVA produces Chardonnay with beautiful lemon drop characters and a rich, unctuous mouthfeel.

Hand harvested at night. Clusters are whole cluster pressed before moving drectly to French oak barrels for fermentation. Native primary and ML. Long fermentations are followed by battonage for several months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered after 15 months of barrel aging.