Jaxon Keys Barrel Fermented Chardonnay Mendocino County 2020

Jaxon Keys Winery 2020 100% Chardonnay  Mendocino County  ESTATE HISTORY The recorded history of Jaxon Keys dates back to the original Mexican land grant given to Fernando Feliz in1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena. The 17,754 acres granted to Feliz was known as Rancho Sanel. Fernando de la Trinidad Feliz was born on May 30, 1795 in what is today known as Los Angeles, California. In 1831, Feliz was a Regidor or town councilman at the Pueblo of San Jose. This government appointment led to Feliz becoming the grantee of Rancho Novato in 1839. Rancho Novato, which covered over 8800 acres, would eventually become Novato, California. When Feliz received the Rancho Sanel grant, he sold Rancho Novato for a herd of livestock. He moved his cattle to what we now call Mendocino County and built an adobe house just south of the present-day town of Hopland. Feliz struggled with the U.S. Public Land Commission to keep Rancho Sanel. Feliz hired John Knight as his legal advisor to secure the confirm