Les Lunes "Macerated Chardonnay" Searby Vineyard

Grapes: Chardonnay

Region: Searby Vineyard, Sonoma, California

Vintage: 2022

Viticulture: Organic

Soils: Goldrige Sandy Loam

Fining or Filtering: None

Notes from the Producer: This wine is incredibly powerful and rich, yet still bright and fresh, these paradoxical qualities define this wine. On the palate, the wine is dense and full without being overbearing and has a long and fresh finish. The maceration on the skins lends this wine exceptional texture and mouthfeel. The gentle tannins work in harmony with the full texture that Chardonnay can contribute. Notes of apricot and stone fruit stand out on the nose, but a fine streak of minerality, plushness and acid carries the wine through the finish.

At Les Lunes Wine we lease our own vineyards, work our own vines and built our own cellar. We're blazing our own trail like the pioneering winemakers of California. Our goal is to grow wines that pay respect to the great wines of California’s past.

We do very little in the cellar because we spend time in our vineyards. Proper pruning, precise suckering, well-timed treatments and thoughtful weed management lets us minimize the pesticide inputs in our vineyards. We do this to preserve the indigenous microbes on the grapes and in the soils, which leads to healthier and more complex wines that don’t need adjusting or stabilizing.

Our goal year in and year out is to bring you a unique taste of the distinct times and places which we love and tend. The care that we bring through the entire winegrowing process shines through into the final product. Our wines are balanced in their youth, but the care we invest in the winegrowing will continue to reverberate in your cellar for years to come.