Florez Wines Peg Leg Chardonnay Sonoma Mtn 2022

Country: USA

Region: Sonoma

Type: White Wine

Grape: Chardonnay

Florèz Wines was started by James Jelks in 2017. James grew up in the Santa Cruz area and studied winemaking at UC Davis. He worked in wineries all over the world for 10 years before returning home to make wine in the Santa Cruz area. He farms some vineyards himself, always dry-farmed, and also sources some fruit from organic and sustainable vineyards. He always works with native yeasts, does not use additives except for a minimal amount of sulfur at bottling, and does not fine or filter the wines. 

Organic farming. Half of the fruit was foot tread, and pressed the following day. The other half was direct pressed, hence the name Pegleg, one foot in one foot out. Both were barrel fermented in neutral French oak with native yeasts & bacteria. Topped, left undisturbed & sur lie for 10 months before a single racking, then bottled with no added sulfur. Aromatics of lemon curd, nectarine, creme brûlee and hazelnut. On the bright palate, citrus, minerality, a creamy texture, firm acidity and notes of coconut.