2005 Chardonnay (All Our Wines) -- Silverado Vineyards Shopping Cart -- Chardonnay 2005

<A HREF="http://www.silveradovineyards.com" TITLE="Silverado Vineyards"><IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/silverado/silverado-logo.gif" ALT="Silverado Vineyards" NAME="Silverado Vineyards" BORDER=0></A> <H1>2005 Chardonnay -- Silverado Vineyards Shopping Cart</H1> Mineral and honeysuckle aromas. Ripe melon and bright pear flavors; medium body with a mouthwatering balance of fruit and oak. <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/silverado/images/05Silverado_Ch72dpi2.jpg" HEIGHT=200 ALIGN=right ALT="2005 Chardonnay" NAME="2005 Chardonnay" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> <center>2005 CHARDONNAY</center> Technical Information:<blockquote></blockquote> Vintage Notes: <blockquote>The year began with wet weather, followed by a dry period in March, then continued rainfall well into spring with later than usual bloom and set on the vine. The valley experienced unseasonable precipitation into early June. The cool weather continued, with a pleasant summer with few heat spikes. As September approached, growers had concern that the larger than normal crop on the vine would not fully ripen as fog prevailed well into when warm temperatures of Indian Summer typically prevail to harvest. Eventually, though later than normal, the warm days arrived, building much-needed sugars, especially in the red varieties.</blockquote> Winemaking Notes: <blockquote>A cool season produced a late and large crop allowing the grapes to retain structure. After pressing, all fermentation took place in 60-gallon oak barrels, 22 percent of them new. 58 percent of the barrels underwent malolactic fermentation, lending smoothness and depth to the young wine. 100 percent of the blend is estate grown and barrel fermented. The blend averaged six months in barrels, 87 percent of them French oak, 13 percent American.</blockquote> Analysis: <blockquote>Alcohol, 13.9 percent; titratable acidity, 5.25 g per L; pH, 3.61; residual sugar, 0.10 percent.</blockquote> Tasting Notes:<blockquote>Mineral and honeysuckle aromas. Ripe melon and bright pear flavors; medium body with a mouthwatering balance of fruit and oak. </blockquote> <LI>SKU: CHN057 <A HREF="http://store.silveradovineyards.com" TITLE="Silverado Vineyards Pruducts">Silverado Vineyards Pruducts</A> <A HREF="http://www.silveradovineyards.com">silverado vineyards</A> Silverado Vineyards <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="shopping cart">shopping cart</A> powered by Nexternal