50% Pinot Gris, 40% Pinot Blanc, 10% Aligoté. Elaboration: Hand harvested, whole cluster pressed and put into barrel to ferment. The 3 varietals age separately for 2 years in 100% new François Frères French oak barrels. Lovely aroma of vanilla and hazelnuts from the oak, and a mouth-coating richness, makes for a wine that seems like Chardonnay. But the fruit profile is more bruised apple and pear, and the aromas are more floral than Chardonnay. Minerally lavender and vanilla note from the fermentation/aging regime in top-notch barrels. Aromas of ripe stone fruit contrast nicely with fresh herbal scent as the wine is initially evaluated.