2024 Shard - 750 ml
100% Unoaked Chardonnay
Cases Produced: 160
Released April 6, 2025
Aging: 100% Stainless Steel
Harvest: Hand-picked 9/9/24
Vineyards: 100% Stillwater Creek Vineyard
Yields: 4.85-5.19 Tons per Acre
Date Bottled: 3/25/25
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Appellation | Royal Slope |
| Vineyard | Stillwater Creek |
| Harvest Date | 09/09/2024 |
| Aging | Stainless Steel |
| Alcohol | 13.80% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 03/25/2025 |
| Cases Produced | 160 |
| Country of Origin | UNITED STATES |
| State of Origin | Washington |
| Sparkling Wine | No |
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2024 |
SHARD Chardonnay |
92 |
Dr. Owen Bargreen, owenbargreen.com |
The 2024 ‘Shard’ was stored in all stainless steel before bottling. Coming from the Stillwater Creek Vineyard, this delivers honeydew melon and bright pear tones on the nose alongside stony minerals. The palate is fresh and lithe with a polished mouthfeel. Drink 2025-2031- 92 |
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2024 |
SHARD Chardonnay |
90 |
Sean P. Sullivan, Northwest Wine Report |
Unoaked Chardonnays are hard to pull off. This one does it. The aromas lead with notes of apple and pear. The palate is medium-bodied, showing a light viscosity to the stone fruit flavors that ups the interest. 13.8% alcohol. Screwcap. 160 cases produced. |
Consulting Winemaker
Erica Orr has worked in the wine industry since 1998. Her first harvest was with Cathy Corison in the Napa Valley. That experience prompted Erica to enroll in the enology master’s degree program at UC Davis where she researched the indigenous yeast microflora in native chardonnay barrel fermentations. She completed her master’s degree in 2003.
In addition to her master’s degree from UC Davis, Erica’s scientific training includes a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from UC Berkeley and three years of research experience as a biochemistry lab technician for 2009 Nobel Laureate Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn at UC San Francisco.
As a San Francisco Bay Area native, she is passionate about food and wine, and dedicated to quality-oriented, thoughtful winemaking.
