Product Details
2018 Chardonnay Spring Mountain District
Vineyard Notes
2018 Keenan Chardonnay Spring Mountain District
Keenan's 2018 Chardonnay was hand harvested, de-stemmed, then gently pressed. The juice was fermented and aged in French and American oak barrels. The wine was left on the lees and the barrels were stirred weekly. No secondary, or malolactic fermentation was carried out, leading to the crisp, citrus character of this wine. The wine was bottled after approximately seven months of aging in the cellar.
The finished wine shows citrus, ripe pear and green apple in the nose. Hints of lush white peach are noticed as the wine opens up. The sur-lie aging has added richness and complexity, and a touch of toasty oak returns on the finish. Like all of Keenan’s wines, this Chardonnay is a food worthy wine whose crisp acidity and medium body will accompany a wide variety of cuisine.
Wine & Spirits Magazine
June 2020
93 Points
"Michael Keenan farms a large block of chardonnay adjacent to his winery on Spring Mountain, the vines planted in 1995, close enough to underground springs that they provide an abundant crop without irrigation. His 2018 is intriguing and layered, a complex mountain-grown chardonnay with an earthy tannic briskness to sustain it. The flavors range from lime to yellow apple and green plum, firm enough to absorb the oak in which it aged, and to last, with the cool pallor of a morning-sun wine.”-- Joshua Greene, Wine & Spirits Magazine
Wine Data
| Size | 750 ml |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Alcohol | 14.2%% |
| pH | 3.37 |
| Residual Sugar | Dry |
| Total Acidity | 0.78 grams/100ml |
| Bottling Date | 5/9/2019 |
| Production | 2,042 cases |
| Appellation | Spring Mountain District |
| Wine Style | White Wine |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Blend | 100% Chardonnay |