2019 Pray Tell Willamette Valley Chardonnay

175 Cases Produced - Biodynamically Farmed - Native Ferment - 12 Months French Oak Aging - Bottled Unfined & Unfiltered

What a vintage 2019 was for Chardonnay in the Willamette Valley. A beautiful, gradual cascade of warmth throughout the growing season offered elegant ripening, coupled with cool nights allowing for incredible retention of acidity. Truly dreamy. Harvested in early September, we directly pressed our Chardonnay to a settling tank, then barreled down into neutral French oak. Once native fermentation was underway, we moved our barrels into a cooler spot in the cellar to avoid any overly rapid activity. This offered an opportunity to coax out all the beautiful inherent fruit. This wine is fresh, bright and lithe. Selective barrel stirring over the course of cellaring lends itself to textural grace (shout out to lees!*). We couldn’t be more grateful to continue the never ending process of learning how to coerce the natural beauty and complexity of Chardonnay into the bottle. — Tom & Jess (Pray Tell Wines)

*Lees = spent yeast cells aka liquid gold