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Chardonnay HUDSON VINEYARD - Carneros

Chardonnay HUDSON VINEYARD - Carneros Wine Details
Price: $45.00 per bottle

Description: Our first Chardonnay crafted entirely from Hudson Vineyard chardonnay shows Carneros' cool-climate character at its finest. With the trademark fresh orange-blossom and tropical fruit notes dominating the aromas, and a selection of Burgundy's finest barrel makers supporting the fruit with the nuances of toasty vanilla and oak, this wine is a bright, gregarious, full-bodied rendition of the variety. 100% new barrel-fermented and left on the yeast lees for 10 months, the body of this wine is rich and round, fully ripe and intensely flavored. I think it is drinking beautifully now, but don't rush through your allocation, it will gain complexity with a bit of bottle age. This wine was aged for 10 months in 100% thin-stave French oak from a selection of premier tonnelleries of which 75% was new.




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