2023 Cruse Wine Co. Rorick Vineyard Chardonnay, Sierra Foothills, California Julien Pineau • Light pumpovers during fermentation—meant

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

it sits just outside the Macedon Ranges GI

Making of: the grapes are hand-picked and direct-pressed

Vinification: Temperature-controlled

2023 Cruse Wine Co. Rorick Vineyard Chardonnay, Sierra Foothills, California Julien Pineau • Light pumpovers during fermentation—meantThis 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