Wildstock Chardonnay 2014

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Wildstock Chardonnay 2014 Front Label
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Region

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Vintage
2014

Size
750ML

ABV
13.5%

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Winemaker Notes

The 2014 Wildstock Chardonnay is a product of the nearly ideal conditions nature brought us over that warm and sunny summer. We had endless dry days, warm but not too hot, cool breezes every night – everything Chardonnay wants and needs to show its best.The result is a captivating nose of exotic fruits – pineapples and mangoes, coupled with crisp lemon-lime on the palate and a lingering finish. Vinified and aged in stainless steel – no new oak was harmed in the making of this wine.

Wildstock Chardonnay is a wine to drink and enjoy – tonight! It's a versatile wine - drink it on the deck before dinner, or with an assortment of cheeses, and we love it with an array of chicken, veal or seafood dishes.

Professional Ratings

  • 89
    Juicy and bright, the fresh and lively 2014 Wildstock Chardonnay shows us that Oregon is indeed a fine place for this Burgundy grape—for years many Oregon wineries struggled to get this variety ripe, finally we are seeing a change. Winemaker Ian Burch, who graduated with a degree in Viticulture and Enology from Cal Poly in 2006, traveled to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and finally France. He worked with legendary Burgundian winemaker Dominque Lafon at Evening Land and received the Wine Spectator's highest score for Oregon Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Determining to make a difference, he has produced a very fine effort in this wine. This wine shows delicious stone fruit flavors and attractive complex notes. I could see this wine paired with grilled chicken wings at a backyard party. Drinking well now. (Tasted: June 6, 2016, San Francisco, CA)
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Wildstock Wines are all about place – the Willamette Valley – one of the few places on the planet where Pinot Noir can reach it’s fullest potential and produce truly captivating wines.

We’ve always felt that the best wines are made by letting nature take its course. We try to follow that philosophy – taking care not to over-manipulate the wines, and let them be a bit wild – kind of like Oregon.

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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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One of Pinot Noir's most successful New World outposts, the Willamette Valley is the largest and most important AVA in Oregon. With a continental climate moderated by the influence of the Pacific Ocean, it is perfect for cool-climate viticulture and the production of elegant wines.

Mountain ranges bordering three sides of the valley, particularly the Chehalem Mountains, provide the option for higher-elevation vineyard sites.

The valley's three prominent soil types (volcanic, sedimentary and silty, loess) make it unique and create significant differences in wine styles among its vineyards and sub-AVAs. The iron-rich, basalt-based, Jory volcanic soils found commonly in the Dundee Hills are rich in clay and hold water well; the chalky, sedimentary soils of Ribbon Ridge, Yamhill-Carlton and McMinnville encourage complex root systems as vines struggle to search for water and minerals. In the most southern stretch of the Willamette, the Eola-Amity Hills sub-AVA soils are mixed, shallow and well-drained. The Hills' close proximity to the Van Duzer Corridor (which became its own appellation as of 2019) also creates grapes with great concentration and firm acidity, leading to wines that perfectly express both power and grace.

Though Pinot noir enjoys the limelight here, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay also thrive in the Willamette. Increasing curiosity has risen recently in the potential of others like Grüner Veltliner, Chenin Blanc and Gamay.

EPC30389_2014 Item# 146971

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