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Wine Details
Price:
$34.00 per bottle
Description:
The 2003 Chardonnay is a full-bodied golden-straw colored wine with aromas of honey, green apple, and melon, with undertones of lemon zest, mango, vanilla, and toast. The body of the wine is rich and supple, filling the mouth with classic varietal flavors. It possesses a rich, full entry that carries through the fruit from the nose. This builds to an extremely long lingering finish with full fruit flavors. This wine is best served between 588F and 658F and is very food friendly; enjoy with traditional chicken, fish, or pasta with cream sauces or try it on a hot summer day with some prosciutto and cheeses.
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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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