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RELEASE DATE:  January 2002
BLEND & GRAPE SOURCES:
100% Chardonnay from estate-grown vineyards in Carneros as well as from independent growers.
WINEMAKING DATA:
Grapes were harvested at an average 24.4° Brix, with 30% of the blend barrel fermented in new French oak and 70% barrel fermented in two- to three-year-old French oak; aged an additional nine months then blended and bottled in November, 2001.

Harvest Dates: Sep. 5 - Oct. 17, 2000
Despite the tumultuous weather conditions, our Carneros Chardonnay was harvested during a window of mild weather in late September-early October during which fruit ripened to near-ideal sugar/acid levels. The finished wine, which contains bright fruit flavors of citrus and pear, is generous and creamy in the mouth with rich oak notes of spice, toast and vanilla.
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