Hat Trick is a selection from the top barrels from our Double L Estate. The vineyard’s location near the northern tip of the Santa Lucia Highlands is regarded as one of the worlds finest regions for producing world-class Chardonnay. North-south vineyard row orientation allows for optimum exposure on The Highlands’ east facing terraces. Wind and sun combine for a long growing season, resulting in vibrant fruit flavors with balanced acidity. The vineyard was “Certified Organic” in 2002, although it has been conscientiously farmed in this method since the original plantings in 1997.

Although ‘07 was typically cool and windy, this vintage shows a lot of intensity due to high stress on the vines from the dry winter preceding a cold, wet spring. Summer and fall were uneventful, resulting in normal hang-time and gentle ripening.

Hand sorted grapes are gently pressed in whole cluster preserving the fruit flavors and natural acidity. Barrel fermentation in the finest French oak is inoculated with CY3079 and Montrachet yeasts. We use 35% new oak throughout this process, and after two months we stop the malo-lactic process; This is how we achieve the “Morgan balance.”

Tropical fruit and orange blossom aromas are given character by the sweet spice of lightly toasted oak. One of the finest food wines, citrus and apricot are deftly accompanied by a smooth creaminess which will be well served with flavorful seafood and poultry dishes as well as a buttery steak.