Edna Valley Vineyard Chardonnay 2008

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    Edna Valley Vineyard Chardonnay 2008 Front Label
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    Vintage
    2008

    Size
    750ML

    ABV
    13.9%

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    Winemaker Notes

    Our 2008 Chardonnay captures the essence of the Edna Valley, showcasing complex peach,pear and tropical flavors that have developed slowly on the vine. A refined, terroir-drivenminerality dances through the silky midpalate, joined by caramel, clove and cinnamon. Gentlewinemaking leaves a subtle impression of creaminess and balances the bright fruit that carriesthrough the finish. A wine that offers a little bit of everything, this appealing Chardonnay pairswith a variety of foods such as salmon with lentil salad, chicken tagine or pasta with springpeas and pancetta.

    We harvested whole clusters and then gently pressed the grapes and separated the free-runfrom the press-fraction juice. To build structure and balance while maintaining vibrant fruitexpression, we utilized partial barrel fermentation, extensive sur lie aging and just a touch ofmalolactic fermentation. We aged the wine in small oak barrels, retaining 20 percent instainless steel for a splash of brightness.

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    Edna Valley Vineyard

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    Edna Valley Vineyard, California
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    Located just four miles from the Pacific Ocean near San Luis Obispo, Edna Valley Vineyard benefits from the coolest and longest growing season in California. The valley’s east-west orientation funnels afternoon sea breezes so the grapes slowly ripen on the vine. This prolonged hangtime allows the grapes to develop generous flavors and outstanding balance. Predominantly sandstone and shale-derived soils contribute mineral nuances to the lush, layered fruit of Edna Valley Vineyard Chardonnay.

    This pioneering winery is the result of a partnership between Chalone Wine Group and Paragon Vineyard, and defines the Central Coast appellation for which it is named. Founded in 1980 as the Edna Valley appellation's first producer of estate-grown Chardonnay, Edna Valley Vineyard also quickly established the region’s Pinot Noir credentials. While relying on artisan winemaking, Edna Valley Vineyard continues to innovate in the new millennium, introducing one of the region’s first Syrahs and—with the addition of the latest clones and trellis systems in the vineyard and a modernized, state-of-the-art winery—adding new luster to its popular mainstays.

    Edna Valley Vineyard lies at the heart of the Edna Valley American Viticulture Area, established in 1982. The winery's Jack Niven Hospitality Center enables visitors to sample delicious wines amid this beautiful landscape.

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    One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.

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    The largest and perhaps most varied of California’s wine-growing regions, the Central Coast produces a good majority of the state's wine. This vast California wine district stretches from San Francisco all the way to Santa Barbara along the coast, and reaches inland nearly all the way to the Central Valley.

    Encompassing an extremely diverse array of climates, soil types and wine styles, it contains many smaller sub-AVAs, including San Francisco Bay, Monterey, the Santa Cruz Mountains, Paso Robles, Edna Valley, Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria Valley.

    While the Central Coast California wine region could probably support almost any major grape varietiy, it is famous for a few Central Coast reds and whites. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel are among the major ones. The Central Coast is home to many of the state's small, artisanal wineries crafting unique, high-quality wines, as well as larger producers also making exceptional wines.

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