Ironstone Chardonnay 2008

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    Ironstone Chardonnay 2008 Front Label
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    Vintage
    2008

    Size
    750ML

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    The 2008 Ironstone Vineyards Chardonnay has wonderful aromas of citrus and fresh cut green apples. Its crisp, mineral style is delightfully refreshing with flavors of pineapple and mountain-ripe apples. The finish is crisp and clean balanced nicely by mild acidity.

    The Chardonnay grape is extremely versatile and pairs wonderfully with many types of cuisine. It's a favorite for chicken dishes in light cream sauces as well as seafood alfredo. It pairs nicely with spring greens tossed with herb vinaigrette as well as luncheon-styled salads such as a classic chicken caesar or grilled salmon served over a bed of radicchio and endive. For other main courses, try it with grilled pork smothered in apple chutney, shrimp scampi or veal scaloppini.

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    The story of Ironstone Vineyards started in the hands of John Kautz, a young row crop farmer from Lodi who saw the future in growing wine grapes in Lodi. With 12 acres in 1948, John quickly built an excellent reputation as a premium wine grape supplier, amassing over 5,000 acres of grapes in Lodi and the Sierra Foothills and eventually becoming one of the top ten wine grape growers in California.

    In 1988, John, his wife Gail and their children dedicated themselves to the creation of a wine of their own. While still maintaining grape sales to top wineries around the world, they brought award-winning winemaker Steve Millier aboard to launch Kautz wines, which would evolve into Ironstone Vineyards, a wine brand dedicated to the production of exceptional wines of unparalleled quality, outstanding value and everyday approachability.

    In 1989, using dynamite, pick axes and shovels, a crew of miners carved through limestone and Calaveras Schist Rock on Gail’s family ranch in Murphys, California and fashioned the site of Ironstone’s wine aging caverns, which in the beginning, also served as the facility’s first tasting room., Ironstone Wines and the Ironstone Winery have each grown and become famous in their own way. John, Gail and each of their four children - Stephen, Kurt, Jack, and Joan - remain actively involved in the growth of both the winery facility and the wine brand.

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    California’s most praised white wine, Chardonnay is also the state’s most planted white grape variety. Diverse terrain and microclimates allow for an incredible range of wine styles.

    Chardonnay planted in the cooler, coastal zones takes on bright characteristics like lemon zest, key lime, green apple and wet flint. For this style, look to the chilly Sonoma Coast, Carneros, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Lucia Highlands and Edna Valley.

    The inland zones of California’s coast, such as the Russian River, Sonoma, Napa and Livermore Valleys maintain a more Goldilocks-esque climate where both styles go. Early picking retains acidity and creates a leaner style but leaving the grapes to hang creates an approachable Chardonnay, balancing richness and finesse.

    Chardonnay also plays a major part in the sparkling wine production of the Anderson Valley and Carneros.

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