White Wines	Chardonnay	Sonoma County	California

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Date Printed: 1/9/2009

Chateau St. Jean Sonoma County Reserve Chardonnay 2003

(search item no. 89102)
collectible wine
Wine Enthusiast rating: 96 points
PRICE ON 1/9/2009: $39.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2004 Wine Enthusiast rating: 95 points
2004 Wine Spectator rating: 91 points
2002 Wine Enthusiast rating: 98 points
2001 Wine Enthusiast rating: 93 points
2001 Wine Spectator rating: 91 points
2000 Wine Spectator rating: 93 points

Winemaker's Notes:

The best fruit from Chateau St. Jean's premier vineyards (including Robert Young, Belle Terre, and Durell) is set aside for this Reserve Chardonnay. Great care is taken to create a great bottle of wine, including aging in sur lie for 17 months in French oak barrels, and then bottle aging for an additional year before release.

My Notes:

Additional wines from Chateau St. Jean:

2003 Merlot (search item no. 89036)
2004 Cinq Cepages (search item no. 93495)
2005 Merlot (search item no. 94101)
2005 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon (search item no. 93478)
2006 Belle Terre Chardonnay (search item no. 94706)
2007 Sonoma County Chardonnay (search item no. 95783)

About Chateau St. Jean:

Chateau St. Jean is a winemaking estate located at the foot of the Sugarloaf Ridge in Sonoma Valley near Kenwood, California. Founded in 1973, Chateau St, Jean has long been recognized as a leader in Vineyard Designated wines. Winemaker Steve Reeder has built a reputation for making wines of power and elegance. With over 20 years of vineyard and winemaking experience, his knowledge of Sonoma makes him a master in highlighting the best of each vineyard. Chateau St. Jean was the first Sonoma winery to be awarded the prestigious "Wine of the Year" award from Wine Spectator for its 1996 Cinq Cepages Cabernet Sauvignon, a Bordeaux-style blend of "five varieties."