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Wine Details
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Description:
This 2003 Chardonnay expresses well the trademark house style for which Field Stone has become known: ripe, up-front varietal fruit flavors and aromas harmoniously married to, but never dominated by, toasty oak. This is a full-bodied and multi-dimensional Chardonnay, which upon release has shown generous notes of peach, apple and pineapple on the palate and a touch of nutmeg in the lingering finish. These clean, appealing fruit and spice components are accompanied and enriched by a light, butter-cream element from the wine’s malolactic heritage
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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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