Lioco | Chardonnay | Sonoma, Calironia | 2023
Lioco | Chardonnay | Sonoma, Calironia | 2023
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LIOCO was conceived in the summer of 2005 in the alley behind Spago Beverly Hills. Wine director Kevin O’Connor and wine salesman Matt Licklider, critical of the heavy-handed wines of the day, wondered if it was possible to make more nuanced wines from California soils. In the early aughts, this was still relatively unknown. By contrast, vineyards in France and Italy were long ago mapped according to quality. It's clear which sites are Grand Cru, Premier Cru, or Village level. In California, there are no maps for this. And so the hunt for special places began.
VINIFICATION: The fruit was hand-harvested in early October, destemmed, and foot tread before being pressed. The majority of the juice was fermented in stainless steel tanks, the balance in neutral oak puncheons where they remained (no battonage) for 6 mos before racking. A gentle cross-flow filtration was performed prior to bottling.
SITE: This wine is composed of several vineyards, all in the cooler, western regions of Sonoma County. While each site is distinct, they share a common commitment to sustainable horticulture and strident farming. Our intention for this wine is to express the unique character of this region. Warm days and cool nights, tempered by consistent oceanic fog, yield nuanced Chardonnays balanced by brisk acidity.
For the first time in many years, we elected not to blend down any barrel-fermented lots into SoCo—it's 100% tank fermented and aged, and it shows the Chablis-like tension and minerality we find only in the coldest growing years. This wine is mouthwatering and buttressed with a low 3.4 pH. Opened bottles should hold up for several days in the bar fridge…if they last that long.
Chardonnay
Country: United States
Appellation: Sonoma County
Size: 750 mL
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