Bouchaine Vineyards, Carneros – Napa Valley (California) Chardonnay 2020

 This luscious, round, smooth, pale golden Chardonnay offers aromas of Meyer lemon, white peach, and vanilla with round ripe flavors lifted by crisp acidity.  Winemaker and Winery President Chris Kajani starts the process by vinifying grapes from more than a dozen estate blocks utilizing different yeast strains, sur lie aging in stainless steel tanks, and/or French oak barrels of different ages, toast levels and origins.  The best lots are blended and aged in French oak barrels.  Gerret and Tatiana Copeland are the current owners of the oldest continuously operating winery in Carneros.  Under their stewardship the estate now includes 100 acres of vines.  Their sustainable farming methods include cover crops, composting, integrated pest management, natural waterways and deficit irrigation.  They were the first to be Fish Friendly Certified and they have the Napa Green Certification.