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Frostwatch Chardonnay

Frostwatch Chardonnay Wine Details
Price: $22.00 per bottle

Description: The nose offers nutty, citrus elements and ripe red apple combined with (not too much) elegant French oak. On the palate, the wine is rich and round all the way through with flavors of citrus, vanilla and custard. The wine is well integrated and maintains a moderate degree of acidity, it improves with air and is best when not over chilled.

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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