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Wine Details
Price:
$17.50 per bottle
Description:
Made from grapes grown in the rolling hills above the Russian River in an area marked by cool refreshing nights and long warm summer days, our 2004 Chardonnay is barrel fermented in a combination of French and American oak barrels.
This Chardonnay has round and full rich flavors of apples, pears and vanilla with a warm creamy and roasty finish.
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Varietal Definition
Chardonnay:
Chardonnay is by far the most widely planted grape crop in California and dominates California’s cooler, coastal, quality wine regions. The natural varietal ‘taste and smell’ of Chardonnay is surprisingly unfamiliar to many wine drinkers, as its true character is often guised with dominating winemaking signatures. Chardonnay’s rather subdued primary fruit characteristics lean toward the crisp fruitiness of apples, pears and lemon, but the variety’s full body is capable of supporting a host of complementary characteristics, such as oak, butter and vanilla. Regardless of what is the appropriate style for Chardonnay, the varietal continues to dominate vineyard plantings in every corner of the world. Close attention to clonal selection has made this broad geographic and climactic range of Chardonnay viable in thoughtful viticultural hands.
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