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Russian River Valley
2022 Reserve Chardonnay
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Winemaking Notes
Golden apple, poached pear, and creme brulee aromas over layers of creamy oak lead to a rich mouthfeel with honey and graham cracker flavors and fresh underlying acidity. The balanced midpalate lasts through the finish, with quince, custard, and baked apple flavors.
Vineyard Notes
Our Reserve wines are the result of a careful blend of individual lots from meticulously farmed sections of some of the very best vineyards in Sonoma County. Created in our small lot Artisan Cellar, Winemaker Justin Seidenfeld employs techniques such as cluster pre-sorting and extended maceration. With small tanks and equipment sized for the most discriminating vineyard selection process, our cellar is state-of-the-art and represents the Klein family commitment to producing the finest wines possible
Production Notes
Late autumn rain came on the heels of the previous crush, with additional rain in winter adding to a very wet stretch of time in the Russian River Valley, which is normal in our climate and always welcome at that time of year. Sunshine and warmer than average weather came in January, February, and March, notching daytime highs in the 60’s or low 70’s. A few days in April were surprisingly warm, punctuated by a couple of inches of rain here or there. June weather in the Russian River Valley can be mercurial, and though we received two short heat spikes we also had a half inch of rain early in the month. Overall, summer was comfortable and enjoyably mild, with most days about 85-90F. We harvested on August 30 and 31.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2022
Varietal
Chardonnay
Appellation
Russian River Valley
Acid
0.74g/100mL
pH
3.16
Aging
18 months in 100% French oak barrels, 75% new
Alcohol %
13.5
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