2013 Arnot-Roberts Watson Ranch Chardonnay, Napa Valley, USA 1.5L Magnum Beta The vines grow under extreme

The vines grow under extreme conditions in weathered volcanic porphyry soil

AGING: All three vintages 2018 disgorged in November 2023

well-exposed site with heavy clay and yellow limestone soils

Barrel fermented with native yeast and full native ML fermentation it was aged on its own lees for 12 months in barrel

with calcium carbonate

2013 Arnot-Roberts Watson Ranch Chardonnay, Napa Valley, USA 1.5L Magnum Beta The vines grow under extremeLocated in the hills south of Napa, above an old limestone quarry that supplied much of the concrete used to rebuild San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake, Watson Ranch is extremely coastal and cool, with a strong mineral component that makes it one of the most distinctive sites in all of California.