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Wine Details
Price:
$32.00 per bottle
Description:
This cuvee of 100% chardonnay is blended to reflect the multi-faceted character of the variety. Trout Gulch Vineyard fruit is showcased by the fine, acid structure, firm middle palate and citrus highlights. The Christie Vineyard provides the bright apple-honey flavors and the creamy-textured palate. FOUR YEARS "en tirage" enhances the toasty-hazelnut aromas.
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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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