"High atop Mount Veeder we have a small portion of the Veeder Hills vineyard planted to Chardonnay. Mountain fruit is something apart from what you find, for example, in our Su'skol vineyard on the Valley floor. From vineyard to your glass, this fruit gets special attention, and is offered in a pure, Chablis-like style that is crisp and clean, with firm elements of minerality and a bright energy on the palate. On the nose, beautiful and delicate floral aromas of jasmine marry with sweeter notes of honeysuckle and candied ginger. Layers of stone fruit and tangerine citrus offer a wonderful acidity that delights the palate, while a very subtle hint of vanilla creme and toffee from the oak aging emerge on the lingering finish."

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VARIETAL: 100% Chardonnay
APPELLATION: Mount Veeder, Napa Valley
HARVEST DATES: September 1 - September 12, 2017
ALCOHOL: 14.9%
pH: 3.49
TA: 0.56 gms/100mL
RS: 0.20 gms/100mL
AGING: 100% stainless fermented, barrel aged for 9 months in neutral French oak with
lees stirred bi-monthly until bottling. No malolactic fermentation.
314 Cases Produced

A pioneer by nature, Donald Hess was determined to defy convention and pursue winemaking at elevation, so in 1978, he established The Hess Collection Winery on the site of one of the regions oldest wineries on Mount Veeder in the Napa Valley. Although few in Napa Valley were cultivating vines at elevation, Donald Hess believed the volcanic slopes of Mount Veeder provided the ideal combination of soils and microclimates to yield elegant wines with rich, complex flavors.