Rancho Santa Rosa White Wines
Chardonnay
Foley Estate's Rancho Santa Rosa Chardonnay comes from 103 acres
of vineyards planted on rolling hills near the cool Pacific Ocean.
The vines are divided into 25 different micro-blocks to capture the
nuances of the contoured terrain and sandy, well-drained soils.
Each of the 25 blocks is planted to either Clone 4, 76, 96 or Wente;
all blocks are vinified individually and aged separately for blending
purposes.
The Chardonnay grapes are hand-harvested during September and October.
Following careful sorting, the grapes are gently whole-cluster pressed
to stainless steel tanks where the juiced is inoculated and then racked
to small French oak barrels to undergo primary and malolactic fermentation.
The young Chardonnay is then aged for up to 12 months in a majority
of new, medium toast, French oak barrels. The final blend is
assembled and the wine is lightly filtered before bottling.
Golden hued, the wine is fruit-driven and aromatic with an understated
impression of oak to lend greater complexity.
Chardonnay Product Sheets and Tasting Notes:
2002 Chardonnay, Rancho
Santa Rosa
2003 Chardonnay,
Rancho Santa Rosa
2004 Chardonnay,
Rancho Santa Rosa
2005 Chardonnay,
Rancho Santa Rosa
2006 Chardonnay,
Rancho Santa Rosa
2005 Chardonnay,
Steel
2007 Chardonnay,
Steel
"Micro-Lot"
Chardonnays
Planted in close proximity to the Pacific Ocean, Foley’s estate
vineyard, Rancho Santa Rosa provides an ideal vineyard setting for
Chardonnay. Ideal located, Foley’s estate is uniquely
designed as 103 acres of Chardonnay are divided into twenty-five different
micro-blocks. Delineated by site-specific conditions, each micro-vineyard
is planted to one of the following four Chardonnay clones: Wente clone,
clone 4, and "Dijon" clones 76 and 96. Each mini vineyard
is harvested and vinified separate from one another.
In the spirit of diversity found in the vineyard, Foley produces
many small bottling of Chardonnay. Limited in their distribution,
each small lot bottling reflects the site-specific nature of Rancho
Santa Rosa as well as the uniqueness of clone or vintage.
"Micro-Lot" Chardonnay Product
Sheets and Tasting Notes:
2005 Chardonnay,
Clone 76
2006 Chardonnay,
Clone 76
2005 Chardonnay,
Clone 96
2006 Chardonnay,
Clone 96
Pinot Gris
With 230 acres of grapes under vine Foley’s estate vineyard,
Rancho Santa Rosa, represents one of California’s most unique
plantings. Sub divided into 59 blocks the estate was conceived
as a patchwork of mini vineyards. In-and-amongst the many plantings
is one small, 1.14-acre block of Pinot Gris. Devoted to clone
53 of Pinot Gris, Block 15 is found on the property’s western
hillside and features a surface soil composition of Tierra loam.
Site-specific conditions coupled with the vineyard’s close proximity
to the Pacific Ocean creates an ideal vineyard setting for the cultivation
of world class Pinot Gris.
Each year Foley produces many small bottling of Pinot Gris.
The bottling reflects the site-specific nature of Rancho Santa Rosa
Pinot Gris as well as the uniqueness of block and clone.
Pinot Gris Product Sheets and Tasting Notes:
2005 Pinot Gris,
Rancho Santa Rosa
2006 Pinot Gris,
Rancho Santa Rosa
