2009 Platinum Chardonnay
$29.90
CSPC 607218
UPC 778913 069048
Our very best wines are bottled as Platinum. It’s our reminder that the choices we make have to add up to one better than gold. Made from clones 76, 96 and Washington, the Platinum Chardonnay was whole berry cluster pressed and 100% barrel fermented. Hand-harvested at CedarCreek, Greata Ranch, and Duncan Vineyards, we aged the 2009 vintage 11 months in French oak from Coopers François Frères, Cadus, Berthomieu, Remond and Dargaud & Jaegle. Without these details, our Chardonnay wouldn’t be Platinum. And the results show in every bottle. On that you have our word.
A NOT-SO-LITTLE, LITTLE THING
Eleven months sur lie to develop a toasty quality.Not fashionable, but it’s how we like it.
WHAT WE SMELL
Citrus, tropical fruits and vanilla.
WHAT WE TASTE
Rich tropical fruit with a smooth, creamy mouthfeel.
WE’D EAT IT WITH
Fresh crab, just pulled from the pot on the stove.
WE’D ALSO PAIR IT WITH
Joni Mitchell’s 1971 album, Blue.
Harvest Date:
September 25 to October 12, 2009
Fermentation:
100% French oak partial malolactic fermentation
Aging:
11 months in barrel, on lees
Bottling Date:
September 21, 2010
Release Date:
July, 2011
Cases Produced:
508
Alcohol:
13.8%
Total Acid:
6.86g/l
Residual Sugar:
1.80g/l
pH:
3.32