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2004 VENTANA RESERVE CHARDONNAY
Winemaking Notes
We take the grapes from the vineyard via gondolas immediately for pressing. They are then placed in our Europress that allows adjustable amounts of pressure for optimum juice quality. Next, the juice is pumped into tank for 36 to 48 hours of settling and transferred into individual 60 gallon light to medium toasted French oak barrels for barrel fermentation and malo-lactic fermentation. Our winery team stirred the lees using the “Battonage” method once a week for the first eight months of barrel time and then twice monthly for a total of 18 months in barrel.
Tasting Notes The nose is lively and forward with aromas of pear, mango, pineapple and a touch of warm honey. The vines are grown almost entirely in rock and gravel. This gives our Reserve Chardonnay a wonderful mineral quality which adds complexity and depth to the fruit flavors. It is very well balanced between the fruit and lush mouth-feel, allowing for the right amount of acidity that makes it very food compatible. The finish is long and fulfilling. The fuller body is a perfect match with rich foods.
Technical Data:
Alcohol:
13.5%
Total Acidity:
.58g/100ml
pH:
3.65
Residual Sugar:
Dry
Appellation:
Arroyo Seco AVA
Fermentation:
Barrel Fermented
Barrels:
100% French Oak
Vineyard:
100% Estate, Ventana Vineyards
Soil Type:
Calcareous composition of alluvial deposit with rock and gravel
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