Our vineyards, which produce the grapes for the Gruet Chardonnay, are located in Engle, New Mexico at an elevation of 4300 feet. Made from grapes that come from the oldest vines in our vineyard, the wine was fermented in a combination of new, one, and two-year old French oak barrels. Styled after the white Burgundies of the Côtes d’Or, this lovely Chardonnay will improve with three to five years of cellaring due to the absence of malo-lactic fermentation.

Wine Makers Notes:This wine is a delicate lemon yellow.  It has notes of bright apple, lemon and cream aromas, with mineral and toasty oak highlights.  Complex and layered with round mouth-filling flavors of rich pear, apple and honeysuckle filling the palate.  Vibrant citrus highlight the long finish.