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The cool, unsettled spring of 2003 made for late budbreak and bloom, and a lot of shatter in our old chardonnay vineyards. Consequently, the vines produced an extremely small crop of concentrated and enthralling fruit. The warm harvest brought it all into focus, and produced chardonnays of extraordinary brightness, round, silky citrus/apple fruit and immaculate acid focus; in short, perfect archetypes for Green Valley chardonnay. In the end, the 2003 Dutton Ranch Chardonnay may be our winemaker's favorite to date-it hits that juicy balance between the luxuriant tangerine and tropical core, the freshening riff of minerality, the bracing hit of acid, and the gentle pillow of oak spice overtones. This is a wine to pair with your most indulgent foods-from pâtés and fresh mozzarella to escargots, salmon with a caper aioli and fettuccini Alfredo.
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