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Wine Details
Price:
$36.00 per bottle
Description:
Vintage 2004 favored the dried flower, tarragon, quince and dried apricot side of the complex Chardonnay aromas. It expresses the minerality found in other wines from our vineyard, as well as freshness from the cool marine night air much like our Pinot Blanc. This is a Californian that will compliment fish in any style. The delicate aroma will stand up to lighter herbed dishes. If you are looking for butter and wood aromas, you’ll have to reach for the wood oven baked bread and a pat of nice butter. Those elements are not outstanding in the aromas of this wine.
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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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