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Old Main Road Chardonnay 2023
Old Main Road Chardonnay 2023

Old Main Road Chardonnay 2023

$32.26
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Previously known as our "Tribute Series Chardonnay", which named an outstanding individual for their contributions and devoted $75,000 to several Canadian charities and organizations over the past 15-years. The "Old Main Road Chardonnay" will continue to be produced in the same style from 26-year old vines on the famed Naramata Bench. The 4-acre vineyard has a northerly aspect allowing for slow ripening fruit producing a greater spectrum of flavour, acid and minerality.

The 2023 vintage aged in French oak barrels (25% new) for 11 months. We produced only 160 cases.

Specifications

  • Alcohol 13.5%
  • Acidity 7.2 g/L
  • Aging French oak barrels (25% new) for 11 months
  • Appellation Naramata
  • Bottling Date August 24, 2024
  • ph 3.49
  • Region Okanagan Valley
  • Residual sugar <2 g/L
  • Type White
  • Varietal Chardonnay
  • Vineyard Old Main Road Vineyard
  • Vintage 2023
  • Winemaker Chris Carson

  • Notes

    Winemaker Notes

    The 2023 growing season was an interesting one that really started in early November 2022 when we had an abrupt shift from late summer to winter. Followed up by extremely cold temperatures in December, we went into 2023 with some apprehension. While our Pinot Noir seemed to fare quite well, our Chardonnay was significantly down. Bud break happened at a normal time for our vineyards in early May, after which we experienced a strong growth period. By early June, vine growth was quite advanced, and we were ahead of a typical season; flowering was three weeks ahead of the previous year and veraison began the last week of July. We prepared for an early harvest, which began on September 5th. While our crop was light, the quality was exceptional, and the flavours and acid balance were excellent, some of the best we’ve had here at Meyer.

    Vineyard Notes

    Our estate-operated “Old Main Road Vineyard” is located on a terrace on the famed Naramata Bench. The vineyard is within the sub-geographical indication (sub-Gi) which was designated in 2019 and recognized as
    being geologically unique in the production of wine grapes. It was originally planted in 1996 with 100% Chardonnay vines and has a gentle northerly aspect with the soil comprised of alluvial deposits making up a silt loam overlaying a clay loam. The northerly aspects of the vineyard cause the vines to slowly ripen the fruit, producing a greater spectrum of flavor while still retaining a good level of acidity and minerality.

    Production Notes

    At the winery the fruit was fed directly into the press with an ensuing long gentle pressing employed. Only the finest, purest juice from the early stages of the pressing was used for this wine with the more astringent so
    called “hard press” kept separate. A long cool fermentation began in stainless steel vessels where it remained for most of the ferment. The must was then transferred to 100% French oak (25% new) to complete fermentation. The wine was left “sur lie” for 11 months without battonage. A natural malolactic fermentation occurred in late spring. In keeping with our philosophy to maintain as much as possible a hands-off approach in the cellar to allow the true expression of the terroir this wine is unfined and coarsely filtered.

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