Shafer Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch 2024 Bottle:1 • Practicing Biodynamic • 100%

• Practicing Biodynamic • 100% Cabernet Sauvignon • Walla Walla Valley AVA • En Chamberlin Vineyard • Topsoil mix of silty loam and basalt cobblestones • Planted in 2000 • Aged 18 months in French oak

The ripe flavors continue to unfold on the palate

there’s more depth to the spice notes too with a hint of vanilla from the oak tempering the ripe fruit

Well-balanced in acidity

wet gravel and sea salt show on the nose

Shafer Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch 2024 Bottle:1 • Practicing Biodynamic • 100%This Chardonnay comes from Shafer's Carneros estate vineyard, known for cool breezes and clay soils ideal for producing vibrant, high acid Chardonnay. Red Shoulder Ranch is fermented in a combination of new oak and stainless steel, and undergoes no malolactic fermentation retaining crispness while gaining richness from lees stirring. Flavors include lemon curd, white peach, honey, vanilla, and delicate minerality.