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Wine Details
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The fruit for this wine comes from vineyards in the Carneros, Sonoma Valley and Russian River areas in Sonoma County. These appellations are characterized by foggy mornings and cool breezes that keep the fruit at an optimum temperature; perfect conditions for growing premium Chardonnay grapes.
The 2003 vintage was long and cool which enabled the grapes to slowly ripen. This gradual ripening made for a relatively calm harvest that allowed us to hand pick the grapes when they reached their peak ripeness.
The fruit for this wine was whole cluster pressed and fermented in French oak barrels and then allowed to age “sur lies” for five months while the wine underwent malolactic fermentation. The individual lots were then selected for blending and bottling.
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