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Wine Details
Price:
$9.00 per bottle
Description:
The Stevenot Sierra Foothill Chardonnay has been the benchmark for Sierra Foothill Chardonnays for many years, and the 2001 vintage is a wonderful example of the quality of fruit grown in the cooler areas of this region. 50% of the blend was barrel fermented in new Seguin Moreau and Nadalie American oak barrels, with the other 50% cool fermented in stainless steel to retain the exquisite apple and pear fruit flavors of the "vineyard footprint." Only 20% of this wine went through malo-lactic fermentation, resulting in a wine with very defined structure, balance, and finish. Silver, 2003 West Coast Wine Competition. Silver, 2003 Jerry Mead Grand Harvest Awards. Bronze, 2003 Sierra Foothills Wine Show. Bronze, 2003 Orange County Fair. Bronze, 2003 San Diego National Wine Competition
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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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Mead:
Fermented beverage made with honey, water and yeast optionally with flavoring ingredients.
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