Fire up your DeLorean and flux your capacitor to 1.21 gigawatts. We’re heading back in time to the 1980’s – a time when the Biff and Buford Tannens of the world proclaimed Willamette Valley Chardonnay to be dead. The wrong clone, the wrong soil, the wrong farming they said. Willamette Valley Chardonnay was grafted over, faded and erased from memory like an old black & white.
Well listen up, McFly! There’s a new Mayor in town. One with new focus, new clones, and new energy. While Pinot Noir has long been queen of the W.V., we believe that Chardonnay is the future.
Fresh, electrifying, and delicious, this is not your mom’s Enchantment Under the ABC variety. No Marvin, this is the future, and Hazelfern is here for the Chardy Party. Turn up the volume ‘cause we’ve got that hot new sound you’ve been looking for.
THE LOT: One-off lot of 12 bottles of Hazelfern “Back to the Future” Chardonnay delivered in a Doc Brown “Back to the Future” radioactive plutonium case that we commissioned to be custom built in Europe.
THE WINE: 2019 “Back to the Future” Chardonnay. OG clone-108 Chardonnay planted at Yamhill Springs Vineyard (Yamhill-Carlton District) in the 1980’s. Farmed and crafted with focus and intention, we believe it’s important to look back as we look to the future. 100% Chardonnay.
THE EXPERIENCE: The winner of "Back to the Future" will be treated to a VIP Chardonnay tasting experience in the Hazelfern barn (Newberg, Oregon) where we travel back in time with winemaker Bryan and explore a vertical of Hazelfern Chardonnays from years past.
