Company Description

Challen Winery from Santa Maria, CA. Company specialized in: Wineries & Wine Tours.

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Products & Services

Minimalist approach to wine production ,   Racking after malolactic fermentation ,   Indigenous and cultured yeasts for primary fermentation ,   Premium single vineyard designated Pinot Noir and Chardonnay production ,   Wine membership club with carefully curated 3-bottle shipments arriving 4 times a year ,   Sourcing grapes from well-established vineyard sites ,   Use of only French Oak barrels, predominately Tronçais Forest and Châtillon Forest by Tonnellerie Rousseau ,   Clonal selection including 'Heritage' clones 2A Pommard 4, Mt. Eden, and Calera; and 'Dijon' clones 113, 114, 115, 667 and 777 ,   Constant 'topping' of barrels for blending tanks ,   Bottling without fining or filtering ,   Low pressure 'pressed juice' extraction from remaining must ,   Gentle pumping of free run juice into French Oak barrels