Patz & Hall Durell Vineyard Chardonnay 2001

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    2001

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    750ML

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    This is our PREMIER RELEASE from the Durell Vineyard owned by Bill Price III. Durell Vineyard is a justly famous site just to the west of the Town of Sonoma. This vineyard was planted in the Mid-1980's to a selection of Chardonnay clones. It is immaculately farmed by Steve Hill, who has been the vineyard manager for more than 20 years at this site. 2001 was a very good year marked by extremes of heat (mid-June) and cooler periods finishing with a long mild fall. It produced moderate crops throughout Northern California. Durell Vineyard delivered interesting grapes from two different portions of their vineyards in 2001. The 2001 harvest produced grapes with great purity of flavor and distinctive vineyard characters. The grapes were fully mature with developed flavors and balanced acidity. This being our first harvest with the crew from Durell Vineyard we were thrilled to get the grapes in such great condition. The grapes were not crushed or de-stemmed before they were pressed - instead a very gentle technique called "whole cluster pressing" was used which insures only the most delicate and perfumed fruitiness in the wine. Clusters are loaded directly into the press and where it is gently and repeatedly pressed at very low pressures extracting the juice. This juice is then cold settled, and racked into small French oak barrels (70% new) to ferment. We encourage malo-lactic fermentation to add complexity, and also for the textural components brought into the finished wines. After fermentation is complete, we continue to lees stir to encourage malo-lactic fermentation and to better integrate all the flavors of the fruit, oak and lees into a seamless whole. Aged sur lie for 10 months - the wine was then bottled without filtration. Tasting Notes: Tasting Notes: Pale, yellow-green color, aromas of lime, hazelnut and pear they expand and open in the glass to reveal multi-tiered complexity - ripe peach/pear and apple notes grace the flavors, with smoky and spicy barrel notes providing a nice backdrop. Ripe and flavorful now - it should expand and become even more complex with a year or two of bottle age.
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    Patz and Hall Wine Company was founded in 1988 by Donald Patz, James Hall, Anne Moses and Heather Patz, and is dedicated to the production of hand-crafted wines. The four are long-time Napa Valley residents and wine industry professionals, with a wide variety of experiences. Patz and Hall produces Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines from selected vineyard sources in Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Monterey counties. The Patz and Hall method is to work closely with each of their growers to achieve a unique expression of the vineyard site and deliver wines that reflect both the site and their vision for great wine.
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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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    Home to a diverse array of smaller AVAs with varied microclimates and soil types, Sonoma County has something for every wine lover. Physically twice as large as Napa Valley, the region only produces about half the amount of wine but boasts both tremendous quality and variety. With its laid-back atmosphere and down-to-earth attitude, the wineries of Sonoma are appreciated by wine tourists for their friendliness and approachability. The entire county intends to become a 100% sustainable winegrowing region by 2019.

    Sonoma County wines are produced with carefully selected grape varieties to reflect the best attributes of their sites—Dry Creek Valley’s consistent sunshine is ideal for Zinfandel, while the warm Alexander Valley is responsible for rich, voluptuous red wines like Cabernet Sauvignon. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are important throughout the county, most notably in the cooler AVAs of Russian River, Sonoma Coast and Carneros. Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Syrah have also found a firm footing here.

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