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Stuhlmuller Chardonnay, Alexander Valley

Stuhlmuller Chardonnay, Alexander Valley Wine Details
Price: $45.00 per bottle

Description: Aged in all 50% new French oak for 15 months. This wine has more tropical notes and white peach in the nose. A hint of roasted coffee and mouth filling richness and acidity that carries right through to the fruit lingering citrus finish. Can age 10 years.

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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