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2004 Chardonnay
Winemakers Comments

Vintage 2004 yielded many highly regarded Chardonnays in northern California. The Mayacamas version has a bit of fresh lemongrass character in the nose and our usual light hint of oak. Those facets are complimented by a tart, steely structure in the mouth, followed by faint pineapple nuances. While highly enjoyable now it will, as usual for us, develop additional richness, viscosity and smoothness for several more years. I expect the peak for my taste will be in the 2010-2015 timeframe.


VINTAGE/VARIETY:

 2004 Chardonnay

APPELLATION:

 Mt. Veeder - Napa Valley

VARIETAL COMPOSITION:

 100% Chardonnay

VINEYARD LOCATIONS:

 Mt. Veeder / Mayacamas mountains

HARVEST DATES:

 August 13 to September 10, 2004

FERMENTATION TIME:

 Two weeks

FERMENTATION TEMP:

 60 degrees (F)

TYPE OF COOPERAGE:

 1000 gal. American Oak Casks
  and 60 gal. French Oak barrels

TIME IN WOOD:

 One and a half years

BOTTLING DATE:

 April 2006

ALCOHOL:

 14 1/2%

RESIDUAL SUGAR:

 0.1%

OPTIMUM PERIOD FOR CONSUMPTION:

 2010 to 2015
 
 

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