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Chardonnay,

Chardonnay, Reserve Wine Details
Price: $13.95 per bottle

Description: Fermented 28% in barrel, the balance cool fermented in tanks, then aged in barrel for several months. This technique provides plenty of freshness and fruit driven intensity with elegant structure and complexity. The taste offers powerful varietal fruit character of apple, pineapple, pear and citrus.

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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