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Wine Details
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Description:
The combination of fruit from these two adjacent blocks of Russian River Valley vineyard provides the core for a wine with opulent aromas. The ripe apple, pineapple, pear and mango fruit are enhanced by toasted bread, hazelnut, smoke and vanilla notes. The flavors start with citrus and apple fruit and are lengthened by acidity inherent to grapes from this vineyard site. For me, the glory of Russian River Valley Chardonnay is exhibited in a wine with acidity, fruit flavors and mouth structure to support nuances created by toasted oak, fermentation, malolactic fermentation and lees contact.
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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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