2020Members Reserve Conner Lee Chardonnay
2020Members Reserve Conner Lee Chardonnay
This single vineyard 2020 Jaine Members Reserve Chardonnay was crafted from Conner Lee in the Columbia Valley AVA. The vineyard is fully sustainable and uses organic farming methods whenever possible. The vineyard was hand-harvested early in the morning throughout September of 2020.
Upon arriving in the winery, the lot was hand-sorted, whole-cluster pressed. The wine was fermented and aged for 22 months in new French oak barrels. Bottling took place in August of 2022 with only 44 cases produced.
"Aged for 22 months in French oak barrels, the 2020 Jaine ‘Members Reserve’ Conner Lee Chardonnay shows light straw yellow in the glass. On the nose, sweet ginger, baking spices and honeydew melon reveal the wine’s oak aging; while red apple, citrus peel and flint on the palate show its fruit and terroir character. Medium bodied with ample acidity, the lingering finish has layers of tart apple pie, and minerality."
100% Chardonnay
Vineyards
Conner Lee
Conner Lee
Conner Lee Vineyard is a highly-regarded and sustainably farmed vineyard located in the Wahluke Slope AVA of the Columbia Valley in Washington State. This historic vineyard was established in 1980 with the assistance of renowned Viticulturist Dr. Walter Clore. Sandy glacial marine sediments left by the Missoula floods comprise the soils here and it is situated at an elevation of about 1100 feet.
- SOIL TYPE
- Loamy fine sand to very fine sandy loam
- CLONES PLANTED
- Chardonnay: 95, Wente/75, 76 , Sauvignon Blanc: 6, Pinot Noir: 663, 113, 115 Merlot: 181, Cabernet Sauvignon: 2, 8
- ASPECT TO THE SUN
- North/ South
- FARM PRACTICES
- Sustainable
- YEAR PLANTED
- 1980
- ELEVATION
- 1085-1164 ft
- VINE SPACING
- 9' x 6'
