Chalk Hill

2022 Chalk Hill Chardonnay

The 2022 vintage was dry and mild. Rain from the previous autumn was light, and the new year was warm and dry with daytime highs up to 70°F in early spring. After a few light sprinkles in the late spring and early summer, the temperature climbed into the triple digits a few days in June, but the season was mild overall, with most summer days peaking around 85-90°F. The balance of moderately high daytime temperatures and cool evenings yielded ideal flavor concentration and bright acidity. Due to the dry and seasonable weather, harvest came expectedly earlier than previous vintages, and we picked fruit between August 16th through September 8th.