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Tasting Notes:
Our SHV Chardonnay is made from grapes from our youngest vines
and has a bit more straw color than is usual. We were struck by the
intensity of the Chardonnay fruit and slight pineapple and pear-like
flavors in the nose and on the palate as we first approached this
wine. As it opened up we detected the mineral quality so typical of
Stony Hill wines, reflecting our dry farming method and our rocky
soils. Our 2003 SHV Chardonnay is bound to please with its light,
crisp quality and delicate pear fruit and will surely enhance any
meal. Limit of one case per customer. |
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Farming:
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dry-farmed
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Age of vines:
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10-11 years |
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Appellation:
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Napa Valley |
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Varietal:
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100% Chardonnay |
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Grapes:
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Grown, produced
and bottled at Stony Hill Vineyard with grapes from our youngest
Chardonnay vines |
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Harvest date:
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9/11/2003 |
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Fermentation time:
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2 weeks in 5 to
25-year-old French and American oak barrels |
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Fermentation temperature:
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60 degrees |
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Aging time:
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6 months in aged
oak barrels |
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Filtering:
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Filtered to remove
yeast and inhibit malolactic fermentation |
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Bottling date:
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3/11/2004 |
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Total Acidity:
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.68% |
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Residual Sugar:
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Dry |
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Alcohol:
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13% |
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Aging Potential:
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5 years |
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Cases produced:
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208 |
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Release date:
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September 2004 |
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Price at winery:
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$18.00 per bottle
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2002
Chardonnay | 2003
SHV Chardonnay |
2003
White Riesling
2003 Gewurztraminer | 2002
Semillon de Soleil |
2003 SHV Tocai Friulano
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