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Wine Details
Price:
$19.95 per bottle
Description:
Just bottled, the spanking new 2004 vintage of Las Patolitas is a worthy successor to the triple-gold medal winning 2003. Traditional methods such as barrel fermentation and aging, primarily in seasoned French oak, with 70% of the lots undergoing malolactic fermentation serve to lend complexity but make no mistake; the fruit is the focus here.
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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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