Growing Conditions
Chardonnay – Leelanau Peninsula AVA, Baco Noir and Léon Millot – Old Mission Peninsula AVA
Harvest
In mid-September, the Baco Noir and Léon Millot were harvested from Old Mission Peninsula.
Winemaking
They were hand-harvested, de-stemmed, crushed, and pressed into a stainless tank. Two weeks later the Chardonnay was harvested by hand from Leelanau Peninsula, de-stemmed, crushed and pressed into the same stainless tank as the Baco Noir and Léon Millot. The blend co-fermented and finished primary fermentation in about 6 weeks. It was allowed to age on the gross lees for 5 months, before a series of racking 1 month before bottling.
At Neu Cellars, everything is spontaneously fermented, meaning only native yeast and native bacteria that exist on the grapes and in the cellar environment produce the wine. There are no additions or subtractions. If there were an ingredient label, it would read: grapes.
