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Sonoma-Cutrer Les Pierres Chardonnay(2002)
Important Note:
The 1.5 liter magnum is possibly the best bottle size for graceful development of Chardonnay. This magnum will retain all the elegance and minerality of Les Pierres while showing enhanced intensity of aromas and smooth rich body.
Thoughts On The Vintage
The 2002 vintage is easily summarized as long, dry and mild. Predictable, too, but wonderfully so with fruit of exceptional flavor and complexity. Les Pierres vineyard sits atop gravelly clay loam in an ancient river bed thick with cobbled stones from the Sonoma Mountain caldera, formed from ancient volcanic read more...
The 1.5 liter magnum is possibly the best bottle size for graceful development of Chardonnay. This magnum will retain all the elegance and minerality of Les Pierres while showing enhanced intensity of aromas and smooth rich body.
Thoughts On The Vintage
The 2002 vintage is easily summarized as long, dry and mild. Predictable, too, but wonderfully so with fruit of exceptional flavor and complexity. Les Pierres vineyard sits atop gravelly clay loam in an ancient river bed thick with cobbled stones from the Sonoma Mountain caldera, formed from ancient volcanic read more...
- dixoncreek
- New York, NY
- November 2007
- Hands-down our favorite chardonnay, though the price restricts it to special occasions.
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June 2007
- At first the scent is creamy, yet clean, with essence of delicate green pear. With time in the glass, the flinty wet stone aroma takes over, coupled with overtones of rich, yeasty Champagne. The mouth is lush and ripe, yet at the same time firmly structured. The finish is Grand Cru Les Pierres firm, crystalline and mouthwatering. Les Pierres is a more austere Chardonnay and pairs well with sauces made with cream or finished with butter. It is elegant with a pan-seared sea bass, topped with a sauce of coconut milk, fish stock and reduced Les Pierres, seasoned with ginger, lemongrass and shallots. read more...
