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Wine Details
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"Our 2000 Chardonnay is a rich, full-bodied dry wine made from premium Chardonnay grapes. It has a pleasing aroma of apples, lemons, vanilla, and oak and a supple finish balanced by a crisp acidity. We picked the grapes for this 2000 vintage starting in late September. After crushing and pressing the grapes, we barrel fermented and aged 50% of the wine in small oak barrels. The remainder was cold fermented in stainless steel tanks to retain its fresh fruit character. Three percent of the blend went through malolactic fermentation to increase the richness and body. Serve this 2000 Chardonnay slightly chilled with meals that call for a dry, full-flavored white wine." Chuck Devlin, winemaker
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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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