2010 Textbook Fin de Journée Napa Valley Chardonnay 750ml

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The winery calls their "Fin de Journée" ("at the end of the day") Chardonnay to express when we most enjoy drinking it. It shows bright fruit, well-integrated, new French oak and an unctuous texture; all in balance with fragrant and floral honeysuckle, pear, melon, citrus and mineral notes. The winery thinks that it is a "textbook" example of this noble variety grown in these outstanding Napa Valley sub-appellations.

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2010 Textbook Fin de Journée Napa Valley Chardonnay 750ml

Our "Fin de Journée" Chardonnay comes from two superb Napa Valley sites. The first is located in the Los Carneros AVA, near the cold San Pablo Bay and its long, cool season brings tropical and stone fruit aromas and terrific depth of flavor. The second site represents forty percent of our blend, is located at the Yountville Crossroads, and is over 25 years old. These rugged, older vines deliver a fraction of the yield of today's more prolific clones, but what is offered is exceptional, offering unctuous texture and aromatic complexity. Exemplary sustainable farming practices are employed in these sites, unevenly ripened bunches were hand culled reducing yield to less than 3 tons/acre.