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nature was unusually cooperative this vintage and helped to
make this perhaps our best Chardonnay to date. It was a late
October harvest from two Russian River locations: the majority
from the Dutton Ranch and the rest, a Meursault clone, from our
estate vineyard. After small-lot, whole cluster pressing, 90% of
the lots were fermented with native yeasts for increased
complexity. 80% of the wine was barrel fermented using only
Allier and Trancais oak, and just 1/3 of the barrels were
new. The tight grain of these cold climate forests gives subtle
flavor extraction and adds a toasty note without ever making the
wines taste “oaky”. We did daily lees stirring early in the
fermentation for added texture, then racked off the lees (using
only gravity to preserve the delicate aromas) once malolactic
fermentation was finished. The result? Exotic tropical aromas
give way to the benchmark citrus notes of this cool region, and
in the mouth the layers of flavor unfold in a yin/yang-like
dichotomy of lush fruit with crisp acidity wrapped in vibrant
and rounded textures. Dee-licious! Our Chardonnay is
consistently 90+ points each vintage and this past year received
"Top 100 Wines of the Year" acclaim and Our founder and
winemaker was singled out by Wine Enthusiast Magazine as one of
California's Most Dependable producers in their feature
"Chardonnay Greatness."
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AWARDS |
| 2007 |
| North of the Gate Wine
Competition - Silver |
| San Francisco Chronicle
Competition - Silver |
| Sonoma County Harvest Fair -
Silver |
| Chardonnay Shootout - 89pts. |
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52 Front Street, Healdsburg CA 95448
Phone: 707-569-0171 Fax: 707-569-0181 Toll Free
1-866-338-9463
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