Chardonnay, Russian River Valley

Taub Family Vineyards traces its roots back four generations–mere days after the repeal of Prohibition. Wine has always been at the heart of the family's story. Marc D. Taub, raised with a profound reverence for winemaking, inherited this passion from his grandfather Marty, a pivotal figure in the wine industry since the early 1930s and later, his father David. In 2013, Marc acquired Heritance Vintners in Napa Valley, now transformed as Taub Family Vineyards. With their namesake, Marc and his son Jake look to explore Napa and Sonoma's dynamic sub-appellations and single vineyards to build their own storied house, curating wines from some of these valleys' most esteemed sites.

After a cool winter and moderate spring, the vines experienced temperate summer weather with regular morning fog and cool nights, which helped preserve natural acidity and aromatic nuance in the grapes. Even ripening and clean, healthy clusters with good acid–sugar balance, contributed to expressive varietal character in the Chardonnay fruit.

The grapes were harvested by hand. Whole clusters were fed directly to press. The following morning the racked juice was moved to François Frères barrels, 20% new, where it underwent and completed native yeast primary fermentation. Weekly bâtonnage was performed through completion of malolactic fermentation. The wine remained on lees for over a year prior to bottling.

The palate evolves into notes of juicy Bartlett pearwith a hint of vanillin.