Hendry "Barrel-Fermented" Napa Valley Chardonnay Lugano often with a carbonic maceration

often with a carbonic maceration

and a slightly more austere profile created from formidable tannins

all highlighted by intense slate-driven minerality

The first of these is Nervo Ranch in Alexander Valley with its steep

and honeysuckle on the nose

Hendry "Barrel-Fermented" Napa Valley Chardonnay Lugano often with a carbonic macerationThe Barrel Fermented Chardonnay is whole cluster pressed and then cold settled. It is fermented exclusively in barrel, sur lie, or on the yeast, and aged in the same French oak barrels for 11 months, without racking, undergoing frequent btonnage (stirring by hand). Approximately one third to one half of the barrels are new each year. Notably, the Barrel Fermented Chardonnay does not undergo malolactic fermentation, important for retaining its food