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Wine Details
Price:
$28.00 per bottle
Description:
100% Chardonnay primarily from our estate contract with the Simone Oak Knoll vineyard with some small quantities from our own CE2V estate vineyard and another vineyard in the Carneros District.
Aromas of apple, vanilla and baking spices. Warm citrus and apple flavors come to the front with mineral and subtle oak notes. This medium full bodied wine is rich with excellent acid balance and firm texture. Excellent aging potential.
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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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