CHARDONNAY
ESTATE GROWN
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VINTAGE 2006 APPELLATION Paso Robles VARIETAL Chardonnay HARVEST DATE 9/1/06 - 10/2/06 BRIX AT HARVEST 23.1 ALCOHOL 14.9% PH 3.79 TA 0.431 UPC CODE 7 28691 44386 8 |
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WINEMAKER COMMENTS
Our Paso Robles Estate Grown Chardonnay is a premier Chardonnay produced by Rabbit Ridge Winery. The grapes were harvested and immediately pressed at very light pressure without skin contact and the juice was then cooled to 45 degrees and racked to barrels after two days of cold settling. This Chardonnay is produced from fruit grown on our Live Oak Vineyard. The wine is composed of five different new Entav clones of Chardonnay and has a very significant limestone influence. Aged in 50% new Francois Freres French oak barrels, this wine was malolactic fermented and bottled with only a light filtration as opposed to a sterile bottling as many wineries do. The wine was bottled with only a light filtration as opposed to sterile bottling as many wineries do. AWARDS Bronze Medal, January 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition |
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TASTING NOTES
You will enjoy notes of apple, vanilla and butter. Bottled August 25, 2007. 395 cases produced. VINEYARD PROFILE This 2006 Paso Robles Chardonnay is made from grapes grown on our Live Oak Road Vineyard. This vineyard is located off highway 46 West on the way to the coast. The area is rather cool and has very calcareous soil just like in Burgundy, France. The vines are cooled by afternoon wind and fog from the coast with a similar climate to the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County; but with the distinct advantage of limestone soil. Visit the "Awards and Reviews" page on our website for a complete list of awards on our wines. |
Rabbit Ridge Winery & Vineyards
1172 San Marcos Road * Paso Robles, CA 93446 * (805) 467-3331 * (805) 467-3339 fax
www.rabbitridgewinery.com
