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Chardonnay Columbia Valley

Chardonnay Columbia Valley Wine Details
Price: $20.00 per bottle

Description: Call it French-i-fied, call it progressive, or call it old school. Say goodbye to oak. Say hello to the true varietal character of beautiful Washington State Chardonnay. We have combined the best of both worlds. Smasne Mountain Vineyard, a high elevation Yakima Valley site, provides the mouth watering apples, pears and citrus. While the warmer Birch Creek Vineyard in Walla Walla provides the soft luscious tropical fruits. Barrel fermented in Neutral Oak to provide full round mouthfeel.

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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