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Chardonnay, Columbia Valley

Chardonnay, Columbia Valley Wine Details
Price: $25.00 per bottle

Description: This lush full-flavored wine is made with a new and exciting clone in Washington State. This wine begins with generous aromas of butter, apples and sweet herbs. Flavors of bananas and pineapples are complemented by spicy oak nuances. A delicious wine with excellent structure and fresh acidity. Enjoy with fish, poultry or pasta and light cream sauce.

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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