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Wine Details
Price:
$25.00 per bottle
Description:
832 cases produced. A new style of Oregon Chardonnay. blended from 50% Dijon Clone and 50% Old Vine Wente Clone. Barrel fermented in French oak (15% new barrels), aged 21 months on the lees with complete malolactic fermentation. Flavors of pears and apples with earthy background notes. Nice integration of wood spice and fruit, rich in the mouth with good balancing acidity.
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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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