Cutter Cascadia "#1 Grandpa" Columbia Valley Skin Contact White 2022

The Chardonnay was picked on September 22nd and was treated in a variety of ways on the crush pad. There was some foot tred, some direct whole cluster press, some overnight soaked all in the name of creating a layered texture and flavor profile. Pressed off, the Chardonnay remained in tank and awaited the arrival of the Riesling which came in two days later on September 24th. The Riesling was foot tred and soaked for a few hours prior to pressing whole cluster and racked into the same tanks as the Chardonnay. Once homogenized and settled, the wine was racked off the heavy lees and into barrel where it fermented and aged on its lees for six months. The wine was moved only once before bottling with 25ppm of sulfur added and no filtration or fining prior to bottling. The joyfulness and vibrancy of the wine should not be conflated with simplicity so maybe just drink this with salty ham and tangy cheese on something and forget the rest of what I said. 342 cases produced.