2021 Stratum Wines 'La Servil' Jumilla, Spain Canada Half of the chardonnay was

Half of the chardonnay was pressed directly and fermented as a white wine in stainless tanks and the other half was destemmed and macerated on skins for 12 days and then raised in 300 gal HDPE tanks

Steep south facing with layered plaster clay from the Late Triassic period (Keuper) on top of red sandstone

Pius auslese is a blend of botrytized Riesling

Aged in 500-700-liter neutral French oak barrels for 9-11 months

which is highly interventionist

2021 Stratum Wines 'La Servil' Jumilla, Spain Canada Half of the chardonnay was90 95% Monastrell, with small amounts of Moravia Agria, Blanquilla, Forcallat, Bobal and Rojal from selected vineyards of 70+ year old own rooted vines at 900 960m above sea level. The soils are calcareous: mostly limestone gravels and sands. The grapes were mostly destemmed and fermented in wooden vats with their skins. Then, the grapes were pressed and transferred to a used French oak foudre and 500L used French oak barrels to complete malolactic