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Wine Details
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Description:
Our Reserve Chardonnay is produced from superior vineyards in the best Chardonnay growing areas of the Yakima Valley and Columbia River Gorge. Most of the grapes are whole-cluster-pressed to preserve their pure fruit character. The juice is then fermented in French oak barrels with weekly lees stirring. Additional sur lie aging in barrel imparts a creamy texture to the wine, which boasts seductive lemon cream and sweet vanilla aromas and rich, ripe fruit flavors balanced by crisp acidity.
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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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