2020 Diana’s Chardonnay
California AVA


Tasting Notes
“Brilliant straw hue. Beautiful scents of passionfruit, ripe peach, coconut and papaya jump readily out of the glass. With some air, notes of guava, brioche, apricot, and fig envelope the nose. Upon taste, these qualities persist with incredible creaminess. The texture of this ‘best of the best’ Chardonnay blend is amazing with rich, dense, and lush qualities. The finish is full, fresh, and delicious. Enjoy now through 2032.”
~Bill Brosseau, Director of Winemaking
April 2022
“Testarossa’s Diana’s Chardonnay is a special lot selection drawn from what the winery believes to be the very best barrels in any given vintage regardless of vineyard source, and, as has perennially been the case in the past, it is again a remarkable blended wine that is far more than a sum of its parts. It is a convincing rebuttal to arguments that a classic, genuinely great wine must first and always be a reflection of the specific place in which it was grown and is, instead, one that keenly reminds that meticulous selection and artful winemaking are no less important than the imprint of terroir. It is as deep, as rich and as expressive as any Chardonnay on the Testarossa roster, and it is the most compellingly complex and polished of them all. Bravo.”
Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine
May 2022
Production Data
Growers: Various
Winemaker: Bill Brosseau
Appellation: California AVA
Viticulture Practice: Sourced from Certified Sustainable and Organic vineyards
Vinification: Pressed whole-cluster, fermented in French oak barrels
Cooperage & Barrel Ageing: 16 months in 100% French Oak, 62% new
Production: 19 barrels
Composition: 100% Chardonnay
Acidity: 3.31 pH, 6.59 TA (g/L)
Alcohol: 14.3%
Harvest: August 19 – October 7, 2020
Club Release: June 2022
Release Price: $81
Drink Now through 2032
Past Vintage Wine Scores
2020 Diana’s Chardonnay – Barrel Composition
Barrel | Vineyard (Clone) | Cooper | Type |
---|---|---|---|
20150 | Brosseau (Wente) | Mercurey | Nicolas CLL |
20152 | Brosseau (Wente) | François Frères | TG M+ toast |
18152 | Fogstone (Hudson) | François Frères | VSG Medium toast |
18475 | Fogstone (Hudson) | Billon | Select |
19234 | Fogstone (Hudson) | Billon | Select |
20115 | Fogstone (Hudson) | François Frères | VSG Medium 3-y |
20268 | Fogstone (95) | Billon | Select |
20122 | Fogstone (95) | François Frères | VSG Medium 3-y |
20124 | La Rinconada (15 & Wente) | François Frères | VSG Medium 3-y |
18378 | La Rinconada (15 & Wente) | Seguin Moreau | Premium MLO 3-y |
20002 | Rincon (4) | Remond | Vosges Medium |
20049 | Rosemary’s (96) | Mercurey | CLL |
19385 | Rosemary’s (96) | Mercurey | CLL |
20004 | Rosella’s (76 & 96) | Remond | Vosges Medium 3-y |
20005 | Sanford & Benedict (Wente) | Remond | Vosges Medium |
20260 | Sanford & Benedict (Wente) | Cavin | Aphrodite Chatillonnois EP |
15050 | Sanford & Benedict (Wente) | Remond | Vosges Medium 3-y |
15154 | Sanford & Benedict (Wente) | François Frères | VSG Medium 3-y |
20219 | Sanford & Benedict (Wente) | Mercurey | Craie LF |
Tight Grain (TG), Very Special Grain (VSG), Very Tight Grain (VTG), Citeaux Forest (CF), Allier Forest (AF), Vosges Forest (VF), Icone Blanc (IB), Center of France (CoF)
California AVA
Don’t let the California appellation designation fool you, our Jensen Reserve Society wines are made from our top selection barrels that come from the best vineyards for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in California, from the Russian River Valley to the north to the Santa Rita Hills to the south. Each year, Director of Winemaking Bill Brosseau and his team select the top barrels from more than a thousand to make this special wine that bares the Jensen Family’s names – the matriarch “Diana’s” and the combination of Nick and Claire for Niclaire. It is our highest achievement in winemaking.