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Wine Details
Price:
$19.95 per bottle
Description:
he 2000 "Nagasawa Vineyard" Chardonnay is truly a Chardonnay lovers dream. Hand selected fruit from our estate vineyards, whole-cluster pressed and barrel fermented in 100% French oak with 80% Malolactic fermentation—this Chardonnay is bursting with intensity. Elegant and refined, this wine has aromas of vanilla and spice, flavors of fig, pear and butterscotch are accented by seductive smoky, toasty oak, with a finish that sails on and on. 440 cases made.
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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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