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Essentials
Region
USA > California
Appellation
San Benito AVA
Grapes
Chardonnay
Soil
Pleasanton gravelly loam, Pleasanton loam
Facts
Practicing organic, Native yeast, Hand harvest, Unfined, Unfiltered, Minimal SO2, Skin-contact (macerated/orange)
ABV
10.9 %
Residual Sugar
N/A
Sulfite Level
N/A
Total Acidity
N/A
Production (Bottles)
N/A
The vineyard
Wheeler Vineyard, Tres Pinos
Age of the wines
N/A
Altitude
N/A
Size
N/A
The cellar
Harvest date
August 23, 2022
Vessel
Neutral oak
Elevage
Aging 7 Months in neutral oak barriques.
Bottling date
April 12, 2023
This is Orange Chardonnay fermented in neutral oak barrels. The simple native and ambient fermentation with full skin contact combined with 100% neutral oak help show off what is typically f*cked with.
Roughly 3 weeks skin contact during entirety of fermentation
This is Orange Chardonnay fermented in neutral oak barrels. The simple native and ambient fermentation with full skin contact combined with 100% neutral oak help show off what is typically f*cked with.
Roughly 3 weeks skin contact during entirety of fermentation
About Deux Punx
Aging punk rockers , Dan Schaaf and Aaron Olson began making wines together in 2008 using a battered little warehouse in Napa . Their minimalist wines use fruit from a variety of Northern California locations . Their wines - 100-plus year old head-trained Zinfandel from the Del Barba Vineyard; balanced and fun white blends from the Cecchini Vineyard in Contra Costa County; tart strawberry Grenache Noir from the Tejada family’s beautiful Lake County vineyard; Orange Chardonnay and Falanghina from up-and-coming San Benito County; and the white pepper of Albini Carneros Cabernet Franc - showcase their love of the land around them . Each wine is produced in the same manner – spontaneous fermentation , minimal SO2 , neutral oak and ambient temperatures . “We do our best to ...