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Stags Leap Winery Chardonnay 2006

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Winery:
Stags' Leap Winery
Varietal:
Chardonnay
Region:
USA > California > Napa
Type:
White Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2012
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User Tags:  fruit, leesy, oak - heavy, yeasty, spice, tropical fruits, honeysuckle, other berries, pineapple, (tropical) fruit 


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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

Luscious aromas of white peach, tropical fruits, spice and honeysuckle greet the nose as this balanced Chardonnay presents flavors of lemon, pineapple and green apple on the palate, and a creamy mouthfeel from aging on the lees. Pleasing floral and spice notes from the French oak carry rich fruit flavors through for a juicy, long finish. Accolades Wine Enthusiast
There's something Chablisian about this Chardonnay. It's partly the acidity, which is high, and partly the gunmetal minerality, courtesy of another cool vintage in the southern Napa/Carneros region where the read more...

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Wine Enthusiast rating: 90


October 2008

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A constant presence in the vineyard,Winemaker Kevin Morrisey walks the vine rowsevery morning as harvest approaches, seekingout blocks with intense flavors, optimum acidity,and perfect sweetness. The fruit is hand pickedand rushed to the winery where it is whole cluster pressed. In order to preserve the minerality, freshacidity and clean fruit characteristics, Kevin didnot put the wine through malolactic fermentation.The wine was aged on the lees in 100 percentFrench oak (30 percent new) for eight months andwas stirred every two weeks during maturation. Luscious aromas of white read more...


 

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