ESTATE FRUIT FROM POPPY'S HILLSIDE VINEYARD IN THE SANTA LUCIA HIGHLANDS APPELLATION. FERMENTED AND AGED 3 WAYS: COLD, SLOW FERMENTATION IN STAINLESS STEEL TANK, SMALL BARREL FERMENTATION WITH LEES AGING AND SECONDARY, MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION, A COMBINATION OF FERMENTATION IN STAINLESS STEEL TANK ON FRENCH OAK, WITH LEES STIRRING AT TEMPERATURES RANGING. THESE ARE BLENDED, AND THE ASSEMBLY IS 80% AGED ON OAK WITH 40% FERMENTED IN SMALL BARRELS AND 30% NON-OAKED STAINLESS STEEL ONLY. PARTIAL MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION ENSURES THE WINE WILL HAVE A CREAMY RICHNESS BALANCED BY BRIGHT FRUIT ACIDITY.