Cold climate vineyards in the sonoma coast (petaluma wind gap area) provide a core of minerality ripe peach and apple and a touch of citrus. These fresh notes are balanced by much richer flavors of toasted hazelnuts marzipan and ripe pineapple that come from the barrel fermented russian river component. Overall the valravn chardonnay walks the delicate line between high toned freshness and the more powerful flavors of the barrel fermented chardonnay.