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Wine Details
Price:
$20.00 per bottle
Description:
This wine is quite open with an extraordinary aroma that is powerful and refined. The best description for the aromatic expression of this wine is in the range of nutmeg, allspice, apple, sweet pastries, and acacia honey. But in fact it is the aroma of Chardonnay grown in the Edna Valley, well accented with spice from the oak barrels and perfume from the yeast. The textures are smooth, voluptuous and pleasant on the palate. It's a great wine to have with light appetizers or it can stand up to salmon, chicken, duck, grilled vegetables, and white bean stew.
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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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