Sphaerics 'If and only if' Upper Barn Vineyard Chardonnay, Alexander Valley, USA 2024 1.5L Tannat Moonracer is Realm’s Estate wine

Moonracer is Realm’s Estate wine from our SLD Estate Vineyard on Wappo Hill in the Stags Leap District

lavender and dried herbs are some of the many notes that build over time

It was fermented with 10% stems in concrete fermenters and aged 21 months in 76% new French and Austrian oak (300-liter and 600-liter barrels)

Red and blue fruit aromas add hints of sweetness

9 hectares in the lieux-dits Magny

Sphaerics 'If and only if' Upper Barn Vineyard Chardonnay, Alexander Valley, USA 2024 1.5L Tannat Moonracer is Realm’s Estate wineSphaerics is a small production California winery founded in 2022 by winemaking duo Brian Ball and Laura Jones (Aubert Rousseau), focused on limited release Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from top cool climate vineyard sites in Napa and Sonoma. The project emphasizes a Burgundian inspired approach, using careful vineyard sourcing, native fermentations, and long elevage to highlight purity, texture, and site expression rather than overt richness. Production