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Wine Details
Price:
$13.75 per bottle
Description:
With aromas of honey, apple and lemon custard, this Wente Clone Chardonnay
has hints of pear and apple on the palate. The finish has a nice bit of oak but
not overpowering; the fruit integrates nicely with the oak. Our 2004 Chardonnay was barrel fermented with naturally occurring yeasts using 30% new French oak barrels.
The fruit source is Kestrel View Estates, and this is a Wente clone Chardonnay.
This Chardonnay makes an excellent food partner for Poultry dishes and also
a more meaty seafood like Halibut or Salmon. I like this Chardonnay paired with
Chicken Fettuccine and a Caesar Salad on the side.
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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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