El Molino, Chardonnay, Rutherford

Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 8 *shared* bottles] from 10/04/19 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : “Harvest began on 8/29 & ended 9/13/16. Sugar levels ranged from 22.7-25.9° Brix. The frt was whole cluster pressed directly to barrel for primary fermentation without settling using Montrachet yeast. Post fermentation the wines were barrel aged for 11 mos sur lie in 50% new Francois Freres oak, 45% once used, & 5% in a Stockinger Foudre. 15% of the wine went …