Ponzi Laurelwood Chardonnay

2023 Ponzi Laurelwood Chardonnay - 96 pts JS / 95 pts WE
The fruit was whole cluster pressed and the juice moved to French oak barrels (18% new) then fermented in barrel using native yeast. Malolactic fermentation was spontaneous and 100%.  Lees were stirred once a week for 6 months and racked after 12 months to very neutral oak. After 20 months of total barrel age, the wine was moved by compressed gas to tank for blending, then bottled by gravity. ALC 13.2 %