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Chardonnay, Russian River Valley

Chardonnay, Russian River Valley Wine Details
Price: $16.00 per bottle

Description: Cold fermented in stainless steel and aged 4 months in neutral French oak barrels. Opens with toast and apple and a tropical note on the nose before flavors of lemon, apple, toast and creamy tropical fruit, which finishes on the front and the back of the palate. This wine is typical of the lean flinty high acid finishes from the villages of Chablis in northern Burgundy. Perfect pairing with seafood, poultry, and fancy cheese. Available for purchase only at the winery.

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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