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Wine Details
Price:
$7.75 per bottle
Description:
Crafted from grapes grown by our friend Greg Nelson and his family, this Chardonnay is crisp and well-balanced. The Nelson ranch is located north of Hopland where the wide valley bottoms harbor rich, loamy soils - perfect for Chardonnay.
The grapes were brought to ripeness in near perfect growing conditions. The wine was first aged in steel tanks and then for 120 days on American Oak to gently enhance the finish while not burying the fruit flavors. Goose and Toad is the perfect complement to seafood and spring's fresh vegetables. Enjoy this beautiful wine at your first spring picnic
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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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