2023 Cruse Wine Co. Rorick Vineyard Chardonnay, Sierra Foothills, California Julien Pineau PT (Pettineo)

PT (Pettineo)

direct cuvee is vinified in stainless steel tank before 11 months of elevage in a combination of Demi-Muids (large oak barrels) and stainless steel tanks

one to two years depending on the vintage c No dosage or sulfites are added

• Light pumpovers during fermentation—meant to infuse the grapes not extract them

2023 Cruse Wine Co. Rorick Vineyard Chardonnay, Sierra Foothills, California Julien Pineau PT (Pettineo)This wine comes from a unique site high in the Sierra Foothills just outside of the town of Murphys. The own rooted vines were planted in the late sixties in schist soils over a limestone bedrock. The vine age, elevation, and rocky soils create incredibly low yielding vines with the tiniest of clusters. The grapes were hand harvested and gently pressed using a long Champagne press cycle. Juice was transferred to neutral barrels and fermentation