Single bottle of Vigil Family Wines Chardonnay with green butterfly

2024 Chardonnay

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Single bottle of Vigil Family Wines Chardonnay with green butterfly
  • Single bottle of Vigil Family Wines Chardonnay with green butterfly
2024 Chardonnay

2024 Chardonnay

$40.00
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An Unforgettable Chardonnay - Golden Hour in a Glass

Our 2024 Chardonnay is a vibrant yet luxurious expression of our cool-climate vineyards, where fog-draped mornings and patient barrel aging shape its elegant style. This is a wine that marries brightness with depth — the kind you’ll reach for from golden hour to last pour.

Aromas: Green apple, lemon zest, honeyed oak

Palate: white peach, golden apple, lemon tart, brioche, creamy vanilla

Finish: toasted oak, coastal salinity
Tasting Notes

Lifted aromas of green apple, lemon zest, and a delicate touch of honeyed oak open the way to a palate brimming with white peach, golden apple, and lemon tart. Layers of brioche and creamy vanilla weave through its full-bodied texture, while bright acidity and a sleek mineral edge keep it precise. The finish lingers with toasted oak and a whisper of coastal salinity.
VINTAGE NOTES

The 2024 growing season in the Green Valley was marked by a cool spring followed by a warm, well-paced summer and a smooth, uninterrupted harvest window — conditions that set up one of the more balanced and expressive vintages in recent memory.
Bud break followed a mild early season, giving vines a gradual start and ample time to develop strong canopies without excessive vigor. A period of warm summer weather helped drive flavor development while the classic Green Valley pattern of cool nights and maritime fog maintained vibrant natural acidity throughout the ripening cycle.
Harvest in 2024 was slightly earlier — a welcome contrast to the challenges of recent years. Fruit quality coming in from the estate vineyards shows excellent balance: sugars and acids tracking harmoniously, concentrated flavor development, and strong phenolic maturity. Clusters tended toward modest yields with small berries, signaling the potential for wines with precision, texture, and clarity of varietal expression.
What to expect from 2024 Chardonnay: expressive aromatics with citrus and orchard fruit core, backed by lively acidity and a seamless weight that translates beautifully across styles.
PRODUCTION DETAILS

Hand-harvested on September 18, 2024, the fruit was whole-cluster pressed and transferred to a chilled tank held at 48°F. After a brief settling period, the juice was racked into a tank to begin primary fermentation, then moved to French oak barrels and 16B. The wine underwent full malolactic secondary fermentation and was aged sur lie with bâtonnage twice a month until bottling.

AGING
10 months, 55% New French oak &45% French oak (neutral)

VARIETAL - 100% Chardonnay

CLONES - 95 & 96

AVA - Green Valley of Russian River Valley

VINEYARD DESIGNATION
Vigil Family Vineyard – Bills Block

ALCOHOL - 14%

pH - 3.53

TA - 4.74 g/L

Pairing Suggestions

This Chardonnay is best savored along the simple pleasures of a garden picnic. A leisurely afternoon beneath dappled sunlight, with a basket full of seasonal delights. This wine’s bright acidity and creamy texture pair beautifully with butternut squash ravioli in sage brown butter, fresh fig and goat cheese tart, and heirloom tomato salad with basil oil. Add crusty artisan bread and mild cheeses to complete the spread.

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