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Wine Details
Price:
$14.00 per bottle
Description:
The 2004 vintage marks the eighteenth year of production of our J. Lohr Estates Riverstone Chardonnay, from our vineyards in the Arroyo Seco region of Monterey County. Each year, starting in 1995, we have experimented with and have incorporated higher percentages of traditional Burgundian production techniques into Riverstone, until the desired complexity and target percentages were achieved (reaching 60% in 2000). However, in 2004, winemaking determined that 100% malolactic fermentation and sur lie aging was warranted to balance what mother nature delivered in the vintage weather, creating a wine of greater complexity and nuance. The vines are grown primarily on Elder loam soils underlain by "riverstones" deposited over thousands of years from the Arroyo Seco River, allowing a four-foot rooting zone that keeps the vines¡¯ vegetative growth and fruit in balance. Additionally, the cool climate and winds of the Salinas Valley extend the growing season and retain the natural grape acids and intense varietal character of the Chardonnay.
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