2002 SHV Chardonnay


Tasting Notes: Mike Chelini says our 2002 SHV Chardonnay is antojado, the Spanish word for "it makes you want to have some more." Our SHV comes from our younger Chardonnay vines and is very approachable even at this young age. With palest straw color, aromas of citrus, pear and pineapple that fairly leap out at you from the glass, and a feeling of smoothness and roundness in the mouth, it will only improve with a year or two more in the bottle.
Farming:
dry-farmed
Age of vines:
9 to 19 years
Appellation:
Napa Valley
Varietal:
100% Chardonnay
Grapes:
Grown, produced and bottled at Stony Hill Vineyard with grapes from our youngest Chardonnay vines
Harvest date:
8/30 - 9/16/02
Fermentation time:
2 weeks in 5 to 25-year-old French and American oak barrels
Fermentation temperature:
60 degrees
Aging time:
6 months in aged oak barrels
Filtering:
Filtered to remove yeast and inhibit malolactic fermentation
Bottling date:
3/19/03
Total Acidity:
.6%
Residual Sugar:
Dry
Alcohol:
13%
Aging Potential:
5 years
Cases produced:
437
Release date:
September 2003
Price at winery:
$15.00 per bottle
 

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