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Wine Details
Price:
$40.00 per bottle
Description:
This wine was fermented in French oak barrels for nearly 7 months and then returned to new French oak barrels for an additional 7 months of aging. Rich aromas of smoky oak, tropical fruit, ripe pear and citrus are the first to greet the nose in this beautifully complex wine. Crisp and mouth filling on the palate are flavors of pineapple and papaya caressed by oak. There is a gentle touch of spice in the long, lovely finish.
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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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