Our Paso Robles Chardonnay is a premier Chardonnay produced by Rabbit Ridge Winery.   This Chardonnay is made from grapes grown on our Live Oak Road Vineyard and our neighbor’s vineyard which is directly next to our Chardonnay block of fruit.   Both vineyards are located off highway 46 West on the way to the ocean.   This area is rather cool and has very calcareous soil just like Burgundy, France. The vines are cooled by afternoon wind and fog from the coast with a similar climate to the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County; but with the distinct advantage of limestone soil.   The grapes were harvested and immediately pressed at very light pressure without skin contact and the juice was then cooled to 45 degrees and racked to barrels after two days of cold settling.   The wine is barrel fermented in one and two year old Louis Latour and Francois Freres French oak, combined with 100% malolactic fermentation, and is aged "sur lies" for approximately 9 months with the lees stirred twice per week for three months.   There is no artificial acid added to this wine.   The wine is bottled with only a light filtration as opposed to sterile bottling as many wineries do.   We were able to do this because the wine is bone dry and 100% finished with malolactic fermentation.   The unique design of our winery allows our bottling to be done with gravity rather than pumping which is gentler on the grapes.   This Chardonnay is very full-bodied with rich notes of apple, vanilla and butters.   3,545 cases produced.