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Wine Details
Price:
$18.00 per bottle
Description:
Rafael Vineyard, Napa Valley • Winemaker: Phyllis Zouzounis
Even though we grow Chardonnay in Napa and the Anderson Valley, this first Elke Chardonnay wine is the result of a "joint venture" with long-time friend, Georg Rafael. We delivered Chardonnay grapes from Rafael's Napa vineyard into the hands of winemaker Phyllis Zouzounis at Mazzocco Winery. Our goal was to produce a crisp, clean, French-styled white Burgundy rather than the usual California Chardonnay. The wine was fermented in non-new (used) French oak barrels, was not allowed to go through malolactic fermentation, was filtered and bottled after 10 months. The results are a bright, fruit-forward Chardonnay, clean and crisp with a hint of oak.
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