There Chardonnay 2011
Product Details
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
This is There.
There Wines start with classic grape varieties grown in distinctive locations throughout California. Winemakers Marilee and Steve Shaffer then capture their flavors in wines crafted to express the beauty of the fruit and the place. Meticulous hand sorting, gentle fermentation, the lightest touch of oak, and constant monitoring during aging all work together to craft wines that reminisce about the Old World but celebrate the New. With crisp acids and round tannins, There Wines are food's perfect partners.
Like our logo, the Dhyana Mudra, There Wines strive for exquisite balance and clarity. According to tradition, this hand gesture derives from the one assumed by the Buddha when meditating before his Enlightenment. Adopted by seekers from the earliest times for meditation and concentration, it indicates a perfect balance of thought, the senses, and tranquility.
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.
A large and diverse appellation within California’s North Coast AVA, Mendocino is home to several smaller sub-regions—most notably the Anderson Valley. This scenic region, with rolling hills covered in redwood forests as well as vineyards, is one of the world’s top producers of certified organically-grown grapes. Due to wide geographical and climatic variation, a vast array of wine styles can be found here.