The pair are one of four different Dutch leaders across the six categories, but where Lambriex and Van der Werken have big leads, elsewhere, the pressure is on. The double world champions have now got five wins from eight heats to open up a giant 18-point lead as they look to wrap up victory before the medal race. It did not affect home duo Bart Lambriex and Floris van der Werken, however, as they maintained their control of the 49er class. Kampman has been less consistent, sitting fourth overall, but has managed four bullets of her own including two more on day three.Īnd there was more French joy in the Formula Kite Men, where Axel Mazella made a big move on day three to stretch clear at the top of the leaderboard.Įlsewhere on day three, up and down conditions meant a late start for some classes and tricky conditions for others. We expect to produce 200 to 250 cases a year.The pair have won 11 of 12 heats between them with Newland accounting for seven of those to open up a sizable lead at the top of the standings. As with the 2014 Pinot Noir from this same vineyard, we are excited to see what this well-regarded vineyard will produce for us. The 2018 Jasper Freestone Vineyard Chardonnay represents the first release from the vineyard.Ģ014 will be the inaugural vintage of our Sierra Mar Chardonnay. To date we’ve planted 2.1 acres of Chardonnay to the Hyde Wente/Musque and Dijon 95 clones. We named the vineyard after the original land owner, Jasper O’Farrell - one of California’s most consequential pioneering settlers - and began planting in 2015. Comprised of Goldrich soils and tucked at the base of west-facing hills, just four miles from the Pacific Ocean, the site is ideal for producing cool-climate Chardonnay. In 2014, after a years-long search for the perfect Sonoma Coast site to plant a small Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vineyard, we were introduced to an 8 acre plot that was Located on 200-acres of sprawling ranch land outside Sonoma County’s historic coastal village of Freestone. Hazelnut and almonds and many citrus and tropical flavors prevail. The results are wines that have bright uplifting acids, well-structured mouth feel, wonderful phenolics and creamy finishes.
We use a mix of new and one-year old French oak barrels from the Allier, Vosages, Troncais and Bertranges forests.
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The wine is sur lie aged in barrels and then experiences full secondary malolatic fermentation in the spring. The grapes are cold pressed and cold settled overnight before being inoculated at a low rate with Burgundian yeast. We start by harvesting the grapes in the early morning hours and transporting them immediately to the winery.
We follow what happens in Burgundy by taking our wine through a slow and cold primary fermentation, delaying the fermentation as long as possible through the fall and winter seasons, followed by malolatic fermentation in the spring. Our Chardonnays come from the Sierra Mar and the Soberanes Vineyards in the Santa Lucia Highlands appellation, and from Gap’s Crown Vineyard in the Sonoma Coast appellation.
To achieve our flavor profile, we start with selecting vineyards from cool climates with strong wind signatures. We have designed our California Chardonnays to reflect the characteristics of these lovely wines. We love the crisp minerality of Burgundian Chardonnays.
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