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Wine Details
Price:
$30.00 per bottle
Description:
Our 2003 Chardonnay is a full bodied wine with true varietal characteristics, hints of pear, kiwi, apricots, with delicate undertones of oak, spice, and a slight flinty note. The body of the wine is rich and supple, filling the mouth with soft fruit flavors. The true nature of Spring Mountain District Chardonnay comes through in the mineral character, more reminiscent of a white premier cru Burgundy or Chablis than your typical "buttery" California Chardonnay. This wine is best served between 60ºF and 68ºF.
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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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