2023 Aperture Chenin Blanc, Clarksburg, California, USA
ABOUT THIS WINE
The 2025 Chenin Blanc fruit is night-harvested from an old vine vineyard in the Clarksburg AVA on the Sacramento River. These heritage grapes from the Clarksburg vineyard benefit from naturally warm days and brisk, cool nights made possible by the “Delta Breeze” from the San Francisco Bay. These temperature gusts help create a long growing season and beautifully developed fruit. The soils in these vineyards are a rich, silty clay loam in a delta-like climate. This composition assists with nutrient uptake and waterholding capacity. The inclusion of silt helps with water retention.
Grapes are lightly whole cluster pressed to a stainless steel tank where the juice chills at 50°F for two days to settle. On the third day, the wine is clean-racked to a smaller tank leaving the heavy sediment behind. Then, the wine slowly starts fermenting. The winemakers keep the temperatures cool, below 56°F, to achieve freshness and preserve aromatics. The wine is placed in Aperture's cold barrel room to keep the fermentation cool and slow, maintaining freshness and bright aromatics.
As the wine slowly ferments for an additional 3 weeks in barrel, the winemaker tops and stirs each barrel weekly. The wine ferments in a mixture of vessels giving the wine a variety of textures from the stainless steel, cement, and neutral French oak. All lots are aged sur-lie until blended together just prior to bottling.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
Jesse Katz has, in a remarkably short period of time, made himself into one of the most respected wine professionals in California. He was the first winemaker ever to be included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, a Wine Enthusiast 40 Under 40 Tastemaker, and had been named a Wine Spectator “Rising Star.” Jesse’s mission for Aperture is to find the top cool-climate spots around California for his beloved Bordeaux varieties to thrive in.
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$14.002023 Aperture Chenin Blanc, Clarksburg, California, USA
ABOUT THIS WINE
The 2025 Chenin Blanc fruit is night-harvested from an old vine vineyard in the Clarksburg AVA on the Sacramento River. These heritage grapes from the Clarksburg vineyard benefit from naturally warm days and brisk, cool nights made possible by the “Delta Breeze” from the San Francisco Bay. These temperature gusts help create a long growing season and beautifully developed fruit. The soils in these vineyards are a rich, silty clay loam in a delta-like climate. This composition assists with nutrient uptake and waterholding capacity. The inclusion of silt helps with water retention.
Grapes are lightly whole cluster pressed to a stainless steel tank where the juice chills at 50°F for two days to settle. On the third day, the wine is clean-racked to a smaller tank leaving the heavy sediment behind. Then, the wine slowly starts fermenting. The winemakers keep the temperatures cool, below 56°F, to achieve freshness and preserve aromatics. The wine is placed in Aperture's cold barrel room to keep the fermentation cool and slow, maintaining freshness and bright aromatics.
As the wine slowly ferments for an additional 3 weeks in barrel, the winemaker tops and stirs each barrel weekly. The wine ferments in a mixture of vessels giving the wine a variety of textures from the stainless steel, cement, and neutral French oak. All lots are aged sur-lie until blended together just prior to bottling.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
Jesse Katz has, in a remarkably short period of time, made himself into one of the most respected wine professionals in California. He was the first winemaker ever to be included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, a Wine Enthusiast 40 Under 40 Tastemaker, and had been named a Wine Spectator “Rising Star.” Jesse’s mission for Aperture is to find the top cool-climate spots around California for his beloved Bordeaux varieties to thrive in.
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ABOUT THIS WINE
The 2025 Chenin Blanc fruit is night-harvested from an old vine vineyard in the Clarksburg AVA on the Sacramento River. These heritage grapes from the Clarksburg vineyard benefit from naturally warm days and brisk, cool nights made possible by the “Delta Breeze” from the San Francisco Bay. These temperature gusts help create a long growing season and beautifully developed fruit. The soils in these vineyards are a rich, silty clay loam in a delta-like climate. This composition assists with nutrient uptake and waterholding capacity. The inclusion of silt helps with water retention.
Grapes are lightly whole cluster pressed to a stainless steel tank where the juice chills at 50°F for two days to settle. On the third day, the wine is clean-racked to a smaller tank leaving the heavy sediment behind. Then, the wine slowly starts fermenting. The winemakers keep the temperatures cool, below 56°F, to achieve freshness and preserve aromatics. The wine is placed in Aperture's cold barrel room to keep the fermentation cool and slow, maintaining freshness and bright aromatics.
As the wine slowly ferments for an additional 3 weeks in barrel, the winemaker tops and stirs each barrel weekly. The wine ferments in a mixture of vessels giving the wine a variety of textures from the stainless steel, cement, and neutral French oak. All lots are aged sur-lie until blended together just prior to bottling.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
Jesse Katz has, in a remarkably short period of time, made himself into one of the most respected wine professionals in California. He was the first winemaker ever to be included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, a Wine Enthusiast 40 Under 40 Tastemaker, and had been named a Wine Spectator “Rising Star.” Jesse’s mission for Aperture is to find the top cool-climate spots around California for his beloved Bordeaux varieties to thrive in.
