Balverne Unoaked Chardonnay 2013
Chardonnay
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2013
Size
750ML
ABV
14.4%
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Winemaker Notes
Bright, fresh flavors of Bosc pear and green apple, with subtle aromas of exotic spice. On the palate, it is refreshing and delicious, showing great intensity and flavors of ripe citrus, white peach and kiwi fruit. The finish is long and satisfying, with complex notes of spice and great minerality.
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Produced and bottled by Windsor Oaks Vineyards, the pineapple upsidedown cake and sweet chamomile tea are lures to tempt you into the glass. Crisp, dry celery and lime notes are elegant and graceful while mid-palate the slightly stone-mineral and just ripened peach is arousing with its slightly oily nature. The finish settles into pear semi-tartness. This is a wow wine, modern and edgy.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
155201 2013 Balverne CHARDONNAY Estate Grown UnOaked (RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY) 91 POINTS, WILFRED WONG. (Tasted: May 24, 2016, San Francisco, CA USA) One of the brightest Chardonnays in the marketplace, the lively 2013 Balverne UnOaked says just what it is—a Chardonnay that is all about its fruit. The wine's zesty green apple and tart nectarine notes make it a natural with Hamachi (yellow tail tuna sushi). Drinking very well now. (Best Served: 2015-2017) [SOURCING: USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley; Vineyards: Block 34 at the eastern end of the winery's property, planted in 1997 to clone 17 Chardonnay on 110-14 rootstock] [COMPOSITION: 100% Chardonnay] [TECHNICAL: 14.4% alcohol, 7.26g/L titratable acidity, 3.79 pH] [WINEMAKING HIGHLIGHTS: fruit brought into the winery in the early morning at very low temperatures; must inoculated with X16 yeast; aged sur-lie; no malolactic fermentation; racked and lightly fined] [Margaret Davenport, Winemaker; Sabrina Prati, Assistant Winemaker] One of the brightest Chardonnays in the marketplace, the lively 2013 Balverne UnOaked says just what it is—a Chardonnay that is all about its fruit. The wine's zesty green apple and tart nectarine notes make it a natural with Hamachi (yellow tail tuna sushi). Drinking very well now. (Tasted: May 24, 2016, San Francisco, CA) Light straw color; brisk aroma of green apple and mineral; medium bodied, bright and lively on the palate; tart apple and crisp nectarines in the flavors; lively aftertaste. Rating added to wine.com on 7/29/16 $20.00 $19.99 One of the brightest Chardonnays in the marketplace, the lively 2013 Balverne UnOaked says just what it is—a Chardonnay that is all about its fruit. The wine's zesty green apple and tart nectarine notes make it a natural with Hamachi (yellow tail tuna sushi). Drinking very well now. (Tasted: May 24, 2016, San Francisco, CA
In 1992 the property was purchased by its current owner Bob Stein, who renamed the property Windsor Oaks Vineyards. The property was successfully managed as a vineyard, selling fruit to over 35 highly regarded wineries throughout the state. Winemaking resumed on the property in 2005 under the Windsor Oaks name and in 2012, Bob and his wife Renee made the decision to honor the legacy of their beloved property by re-introducing the Balverne name.
Their wines are produced by Margaret Davenport, who is well known for her many years at Clos du Bois winery. The inaugural Pinot Noir, vintage 2010, was produced by the original winemaker for Windsor Oaks, Julie Lumgair. They are also very fortunate to have Balverne’s first winemaker, Doug Nalle, consulting on the wines, bringing his years of experience back to the property where he began his career.
WWH131028_2013 Item# 155201