アエレナ　シャルドネ　カンバセイション　イン　イエロー　750ml

ÆRENA Wines CHARDONNAY Conversations in Yellow 750ml

VARIETAL: Chardonnay
RELEASE: Fall 2019
WINEMAKING: Fermented in 30% new French oak
ALCOHOL: 14.1%
PRODUCTION: 2,075 cases
OPTIMUM DRINKING: 2019 – 2022

Winemakers Kyle Mizuno and Aaron Pott

MORE ABOUT THE WINEMAKERS Blackbird Vineyards’ winemaking duo, Aaron Pott and Kyle Mizuno, are the artisans behind ÆRENA Wines. Their relationship was once that of mentor and student, but after years of collaboration, they are family. To spend time with them is an exploration of wine, replete with quick wit and belly-clutching humor.In farming and winemaking, Aaron and Kyle strive to communicate a vineyard’s sense of place–by working the wine at the right time to expose the best characteristics of variety and site. According to Aaron, “In almost all definitions of art in the dictionary, there is a reference to ‘human works of beauty.’ ÆRENA believes wine certainly fits under this classification. It is an object created by human intervention that creates something beautiful. Wine is unique as art in that it is ephemeral; once it is consumed, it is gone. Aaron wholly appreciates working with Kyle. So it is appropriate that when asking Kyle to define their winemaking philosophy, his retort is, “Let the wines speak for themselves and don’t screw it up.”