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Chardonnay, Napa Valley

Chardonnay, Napa Valley Wine Details
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Description: Rich and pure fruit with creamy banana fill the nose. Also, includes notes of honeysuckle and ripe melon. In the mouth, pear, melon, and white peach flavors lead to a smooth full finish. The balance of this non-malolactic Chardonnay is displayed in the richness and fullness of the wine from beginning to end.

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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