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Wine Details
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Walker Station Vineyard produces our most limited chardonnay, available exclusively to the mailing list and a few hand-picked restaurants around the country. Tropical floral notes and lemon zest on the nose lead to yellow and green apple on the elegant, layered palate, with hints of almond, mandarin orange and yeasty bread. The finish is soft with a touch of white pepper. Aged 15 months in 75% new French oak.
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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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