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Wine Details
Price:
$24.00 per bottle
Description:
Chardonnay is a varietal whose popularity has grown at a steady pace. Over the years we have produced Chardonnay from neighboring regions but have never made a Chardonnay that is solely from Temecula. We chose to harvest the fruit slightly earlier and purposely made a Chardonnay that had a crisp texture due to youthful acidity levels. Gentle, whole cluster pressing of the fruit was followed with cold settling of the juice prior to racking the barrel. The production was barrel fermented in a combination of new and older (3-4 year old) French and American oak. Nice apple and tropical fruit aromas meld with the oak and balance the wood to fruit. Good length and body with a crispness and a refreshing finish that rivals many of the grand cru Chardonnays from Chablis. This wine demonstrates the ability of Temecula to produce world class Chardonnay.
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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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