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Wine Details
Price:
$50.00 per bottle
Description:
Ripe and concentrated with a snappy minerality that produces vibrant tension on the palette. There is a characteristically enticing scent of orange peel, with hints of citrus blossom and mango in the aroma. In the mouth, the 2004 Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay is crisp and elegantly focused with flavors of peach, summer melons and a hallmark taste of orange liqueur.
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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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