VINEYARD

Our Protégé Chardonnay is sourced exclusively from our estate Vista Montone Vineyard in the southern part of Napa Valley, near Carneros. Vista Montone means “view of the sheep” and Carneros, meaning “ram”, in Spanish. You can see both Carneros and the San Pablo Bay from this vineyard. First planted in 1999, the vineyard is substantially farmed and certified Fish Friendly Farming. For Protégé, we source from three blocks containing Clone 5 with higher, natural acid, a Mike Chelini hallmark, and later maturity grapes.

Vineyard Soils

Block	Year Planted	Orientation	Soils	Soil Characteristics
13C1 13C2 13C3	2004	NW x SE Only part of the vineyard facing north	Fagan Clay Loam	Typically sandstone or shale on slopes of 5%-50% Deep and well-draining results in high quality grapes

Block

Year Planted

Orientation

Soils

Soil Characteristics

13C1

13C2

13C3

2004

NW x SE Only part of the vineyard facing north

Fagan Clay Loam

Typically sandstone or shale on slopes of 5%-50% Deep and well-draining results in high quality grapes