2007 Chardonnay from Mendocino

Price: $22.50    Review Date: 2009-09-04

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VineSugar Review:

Refreshingly clean,tropical fruit, tangerines and pear aromas. Hints of stone fruit and minerals. Smooth, easy entry with bright, juicy fruit flavors. Pear and baked apples, hints of orange zest and a crisp finish lingering toasted nuts, vanillan spice and stone fruit. Nice balance

Winemaker Notes

The 2007 season was gentle and mild. Winter rainfall was about 25 percent below normal. It caused an early bud-break resulting in a long growing season. Berry size was smaller than normal, translating into very high quality, developing great fruit flavors with good natural acidity, concentration and color. The grapes were harvested by hand, crushed, pressed and transferred directly to oak barrels for primary fermentation. After inoculation for secondary malolactic fermentation, the wine aged on yeast lees in small American oak barrels (medium toast) for eight months. The malolactic fermentation provides a buttery elegance to complement the clean ripe fruit flavors of Mendocino County winegrapes. The wine was filtered and bottled in June 2008.

Reader Comments

timo said:

posted Sep 8, 2009 at 1:30PM

Great stuff!

timo said:

posted Sep 8, 2009 at 1:34PM

Thanks for the review!

timo said:

posted Sep 8, 2009 at 1:41PM

Once again, thanks!

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Wine Profile

Winery
Seabiscuit Ranch Wines
Vintage
2007
Varietal
Chardonnay
Composition
100% Chardonnay
Appellation
Mendocino