Chalone Pinot Blanc 2000
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Chalone Pinot Blanc is the perfect pairing for "comfort foods" such as homemade macaroni and cheese, fried chicken with mashed potatoes or coq au vin. On the other side of the spectrum, the firm acidity and our unique minerality from the limestone soil allow this wine to pair well with raw oysters, shellfish, risotto or pasta in cream sauce. This wine is fantastic now but should improve with two to five years of age. Delicious! -Dan Karlsen, Winemaker
Alcohol: 14.3% by volume
The Chalone Estate Vineyard is one of the most remarkable winery properties in California, and the sole winery within the Chalone AVA. The vineyard was planted in 1919, with the production under the Chalone Vineyard brand beginning in 1960.
Chalone wines speak to the unique terroir of this wild, isolated and high-elevation mountain plateau in Monterey County, located adjacent to the Pinnacles National Monument. The wines reflect a unique character that is attributed to the area’s granitic and limestone soils as well as the large daily diurnal shifts, ultimately resulting in wines with distinct minerality and balance between ripe fruit character and bright acidity.