Pax Wine Cellars Chenin Blanc “Helios” 2024 750ml

• Practicing Organic.
• 100% Chenin Blanc.
• Sourced from 50% Lyman Ranch (Amador County), 33% Marine Terraces (Santa Cruz Mountains), 17% Alder Springs Vineyard (Laytonville).
• Mix of red granite, decomposed sandstone, clay, and gravelly loam soils.
• 100% Whole-Cluster Pressed.
• Indigenous yeast fermentation.
• Aged 7 months in elevage in Austrian & French Oak 500L Puncheons and Stainless Steel Barrels.
• Free So2 @ Bottling – 32 ppm.

• Country: United States
• Region: California
• Size: 750ml
• Color: White
• Alcohol by Vol: 13.0%

Varietal

Chenin Blanc

Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.