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Date Printed: 5/24/2013
Kendall-Jackson Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2003
Kendall-Jackson Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2003
 (search item no. 81379)
The Wine Advocate rating: 90 points
PRICE ON 5/24/2013: $17.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2011 The Wine Advocate rating: 89 points
2010 Wine Enthusiast rating: 92 points
2009 The Wine Advocate rating: 91 points
2008 The Wine Advocate rating: 90 points
2007 Wine Enthusiast rating: 91 points
2007 The Wine Advocate rating: 90 points
2006 The Wine Advocate rating: 90 points
2005 The Wine Advocate rating: 90 points
2004 The Wine Advocate rating: 91 points
2004 Wine & Spirits rating: 90 points
2002 Wine Enthusiast rating: 89 points
2001 Wine Enthusiast rating: 91 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 "The 2003 Grand Reserve Chardonnay, which is accessed from Sonoma, Santa Barbara, and Monterey, sees about 30% new French oak, enjoys 100% malolactic in barrel, and is aged sur-lies. This gorgeous Chardonnay displays vanilla cream, white peach, lemon butter, and popcorn-like characteristics. Medium to full-bodied, with good underlying acidity, an alluring texture, and tremendous purity, it is a fine value.
-Wine Advocate

Rich fruit, layered complexity and seamless elegance are the hallmarks of our Grand Reserve Chardonnay. Integrated cream, vanilla, spice and toasty oak complement concentrated layers of tropical fruit, pear, apple and citrus. Excellent balance and rounded texture contribute uncommon grace to the full flavors and lingering finish. Ideal as an aperitif or with seafood, chicken and light, creamy pastas.
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About Kendall-Jackson:

 Back in 1974, Jess Jackson saw in the fine vineyards of California's cool coastal regions fruit with a variety of outstanding flavors. What if there was a way to produce from this abundance, a single outstanding "cuvée" that offered both quality and value? The result, first released in 1983, was Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay, a rich, round and flavorful wine, made with hand-crafted methods. That same year, Grand Reserve was introduced, a line of ultra-premium wines that represented the full potential of California's finest vineyards and winemaking. Today, over 5,000 acres of vineyard in California's coastal regions are farmed by Kendall-Jackson. Four separate wineries house what is possibly the single largest barrel-fermentation project in the world. But perhaps most important, is that Kendall-Jackson remains a family-owned winery.