2007 Chenin Blanc
Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard “Old Vines”
Santa Maria Valley
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Production: 900 cases
Suggested Retail: $20
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Appellation: Santa Maria Valley
Clone(s): Christian Brothers Vineyard Selection, planted in 1966
Harvest: Hand Harvested on September 25 & 26, 2007
Yields: Around 4 tons per acre
Press: Whole cluster pressed; some macerated on skins overnight
Innoculum: ADY-D254 & ADY-BA11
Fermentation: 100% in stainless; long and cold.
Barrel Regime: Neutral Oak aging for 6 months on lees
Racking: Racked one time prior to bottling
Bottling: June 23, 2007

2006 Chenin Blanc
Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard “Old Vines”
Santa Maria Valley
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Production: 750 cases
Suggested Retail: $20
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2007 Viognier Vogelzang Vineyard,
Santa Ynez Valley (Happy Canyon)
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Production: 120 cases
Suggested Retail: $25
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Clone(s): R! (originally thought to be Rousanne)
Harvest: By hand, early morning September 27
Yields: Around 8 pounds per vine
Press: Whole cluster on gentle cycle
Innoculum: Rhone D-47
Fermentation: In neutral barrels for 8 weeks
Aging: In stainless steel, sur lies, 5 months
Bottling: With filtration, June 23rd, 2008
Ph: 3.59

Winemaker's Notes:
"Beautiful aromas of honeysuckle, lychee and coriander. Followed by stone fruit and
papaya. Sage honey rounds out the finish"
– Bill Wathen, winemaker

2007 Chardonnay, Tinaquaic Vineyard
Santa Maria Valley
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Production: 570 cases
Suggested Retail: $32
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Appellation: Santa Maria Valley
Clone(s): Wente- 50% Davis Clone 4-50%
Harvest: Hand Harvested on August 30 & 31(Wente Clone), September 5 (Clone 4)
Yields: 1 ¼ tons per acre(Wente) & 1 ½ tons per acre (Clone 4)
Press: Whole cluster pressed on gentle cycle
Innoculum: Native, Simi, Bourgone CY 3079, D254
Malolactic encouraged
Fermentation: In 60 gallon barrels
Barrel Regime: French oak from Tonnellerie Saury; 25% new; 10 months aging on lees
Bottling: June 23, 2008 after fining and filtration
T.A: 0.73 g/100ml
Ph: 3.26

94 Points-*Editors Choice*- Wine Enthusiast, December 2008 Best of the Year issue- #20 in Top 100 wines of the year.
This bottling by veteran Foxen offers one of the starkest, most appealing choices available in California Chardonnay. Far from a superripe, buttery monster, it's a lean, elegant machine. With vibrant acidity and a mineral undergirding, it offers rich flavors of citrus fruits and rind and yeasty, Champagne-like lees.

2007 Chardonnay, Bien Nacido Vineyard Block UU, Santa Maria Valley
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Production: 375 cases
Suggested Retail: $32
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Clone(s): Davis 4
Harvest: Hand Harvested on October 6, 2007
Yields: 2 ½ tons per acre
Press: Whole cluster pressed on gentle cycle. Cold settled 48 hours
Innoculum: D-47, Bourgone CY 3079 with malolactic encouraged
Fermentation: 100% Francois Frere barrels, with 25% new
Barrel Regime: 8 months in sur-lies with batonage
Bottling: June 23, 2008 after fining and filtration
T.A.: 0.77 g/100ml
Ph: 3.31

92 Points- Wine Enthusiast, December 2008