Hundred Hills carefully segmented their vineyard into ten parcels, each with their own aspect, slopes and soils, and now all filled with different Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines. They selected some classics such as Chardonnay 95 on the thin soils and steep slopes of the ‘Amphitheatre’ Vineyard and Pinot Noir 115 on the gentle East facing slopes where a lengthy growing and ripening season could allow them to fully express their potential.
Hundred Hills have never used herbicides, relying heavily on cover crops to help sustain the soil nutrients the vines need.
Winemaking: Using grapes with over 100 days on the vine, the base wines were created without malolactic fermentation to preserve their acidity, fermented in traditional oak casks, and then kept for 36 months on lees.