2020 Pyramid Valley Vineyards 'Lion's Tooth' Chardonnay, Canterbury, New Zealand Joblot Whole cluster maceration

Whole cluster maceration

Eola-Amity

resulting in a gorgeous

crème brûlée

Half of the chardonnay was pressed directly and fermented as a white wine in stainless tanks and the other half was destemmed and macerated on skins for 12 days and then raised in 300 gal HDPE tanks

2020 Pyramid Valley Vineyards 'Lion's Tooth' Chardonnay, Canterbury, New Zealand Joblot Whole cluster macerationIf youre in our wine club Leon Circle, you know my feelings about Canterbury. Its a profound terroir defined by limestone, made famous to us years ago by a small biodynamic winery, Pyramid Valley. The wines moved me deeply and made me pay attention. They grew into cult status, the original owner passed away and the wines seemingly disappeared. But, under new ownership,the same limestone driven wines have been brought back to life. With the same strict