2007 Chardonnay
Sapphire Hill vineyard.
Russian River Valley.
Tastes of citrus and green apple with overtones of toast and spice.

2007 Chardonnay

Sapphire Hill Vineyard
Russian River Valley

With a sense of harmony, elegance and and Burgundian style, our 2007 Russian River Chardonnay displays notes of fresh pineapple, citrus and crisp green apple. Overtones of toast and spice are the results of fermentation in French oak barrels.

The “Sur Lies” aging (i.e., the wine is left in contact with the fine lees) and a partial malolactic fermentation provide fullness, liveliness and a long-lasting finish that retains the aromatic complexity of the nose and produces a round mouth feel.

Appreciate this food-friendly wine with salmon, oysters, vegetable risotto, crab, lobster and scallops or sip as a reward after a long day.

As we produce so few cases of this elegant wine, we seldom submit our Chardonnay to wine tasting competitions. this wine compares well in style and quality to expensive French Burgundies.

Harvested October 2007
Released November 2008
2.3 tons/acre
pH 3.43 at bottling
Aged 9 months in French oak barrels (1/3 new)
187 cases produced