Siduri Willamette Chardonnay 2020

Siduri, named for the Babylonian goddess of wine, specializes in cool-climate Pinot Noir from growing regions across California and Oregon. The winemakers’ constant pursuit of perfection has led to long-standing relationships with top growers in premier appellations from Oregon’s Willamette Valley to California’s Santa Barbara County. Minimal intervention used to ensure winemaking expresses what happens in the vineyard. Unfiltered and unfined, maximizing the expression of these very diverse sites.

The 2020 vintage of Siduri Willamette Valley Chardonnay is a blend of our favourite vineyards, predominately Maple Grove and Gran Moraine. The picking decisions were flavour-based and focused on brightness and acidity, with roundness and volume coming from rigorous barrel stirring, sur lie aging and malolactic fermentation. About 20% was fermented in stainless steel to preserve floral aromatics with a few of our favourite vineyard sections fermented in concrete eggs, adding finesse. The balance of the blend was barrel fermented and stirred twice a week during primary fermentation to continually build palate weight and roundness through the finish.