Pine Ridge Chardonnay Dijon Clones 2002

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Winery:

Pine Ridge Winery

Varietal:

Chardonnay

Region:

USA > California > Napa > Carneros

Type:

White Wine

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User Tags:  pineapple, (tropical) fruit, tropical fruits, fruit, smokey, acidic, bright, color descriptors, caramel, meaty 

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What to Expect

Chardonnay is America's most popular grape and with good reason. Made in styles that range from steely, mineral laced wines with crisp green apple fruit to wines that are buttery, rich, and laden with tropical fruits, there is a Chardonnay that will appeal to every palate. Chardonnay is most closely associated with France's Burgundy region and California's Northern valleys though it has proven successful around the globe.

Winemakers Notes

ORIGIN: This unusually complex and balanced wine is produced from grapes grown in our narrowly spaced estate vineyards in the sloping Carneros region. Pine Ridge was one of the first wineries to pair French Dijon clones with Carneros soils, which in combination with utilizing a system of controlled stress yields intense fruit flavors from smaller berries. The result is a California Chardonnay that is stylistically original, a perfect marriage of both French and California winemaking regions.

WINEMAKING: After hand harvesting and hand sorting, the grapes were whole cluster read more...pressed to new, one-year-old and two-year-old French oak Burgundy barrels for barrel fermentation. The wine was aged sur lie for nine months with occasional stirring of the lees to promote a complexity of flavors. In order to allow the true varietal character to shine through, the wine has not undergone malolactic fermentation

TASTING NOTES: Tropical fruit aromas of peach and nectarine are delicately woven with lemon zest, vanilla and toast on the nose. This medium to full-bodied Chardonnay is teeming with a vibrant array of citrus flavors, bright acidity and a creamy, silky texture that gives way to a subtle toasty component. The finish of stone fruits and lemon peel lingers on the palate, complementing the excellent balance that has become a hallmark of the Dijon clones bottling. This wine may be enjoyed now or cellared for up to five years.    (hide)

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