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Wine Details
Price:
$11.95 per bottle
Description:
Consistent with Southbrook's production of classically styled wines, this Chardonnay is 100% barrel fermented. Southbrook Chardonnay displays classic Chardonnay character through its rich golden hue and dark straw colour. Powerful aromas of citrus fruit, mineral and butterscotch pour forward from the glass and following similarly on the palate. Acid and alcohol balance harmoniously through the long finish. Try Southbrook Chardonnay with rosemary crusted chicken, or richly sauced pastas. Drink up to six years after vintage date.
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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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