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Wine Details
Price:
$22.00 per bottle
Description:
This wine was aged sur lie in 100% French Oak. 1/3 new, 1/3 one year and 1/3 two year old barrels. I encouraged malo lactic fermentation and stopped it at a point in which it developed the characteristics we enjoy in a Chardonnay. Still slightly crisp with well- ripened aromas of apples and sweet pears along with complex notes of caramel, vanilla and a dollop of roasted grain. Full in body and balanced.
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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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