
Spiced pear and floral aromas on the nose lead into the palate full of caramel, apple and melon flavors. Ripe fruit flavors and creamy, toasty oak are in balance and the finish is long and complex. This is a wine that will age gracefully over the next 8 years. The grapes are fermented using only indigenous or "wild" yeast cultures found on the skins of the grapes themselves, in the vineyards and within the walls of our winery.
Appellation: 100% Napa Valley
Varietal content: 100% Chardonnay
Alcohol 14.2%
pH 3.86
TA .56
Barrel Aging: 15 months in 70% new French oak
Cases produced: 1,000
Release Date: June, 2007
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