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2002Nagasawa Vineyard Chardonnay Price: $21.95 The 2000 "Nagasawa Vineyard" Chardonnay is truly a Chardonnay lovers dream. Hand selected fruit from our estate vineyards, whole-cluster pressed and barrel fermented in 100% French oak with 80% Malolactic fermentationthis Chardonnay is bursting with intensity. Elegant and refined, this wine has aromas of vanilla and spice, flavors of fig, pear and butterscotch are accented by seductive smoky, toasty oak, with a finish that sails on and on. 440 cases made.
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| 2001 Chardonnay |
88 points Silver Medal Silver Medal |
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2000 Chardonnay |
90
Points California Grapevine April/May 2002 2 Puffs92
Points February
2002 87 points 90 points
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| HARVEST | |
| Date | September 6 , 2001 |
| Appellation | Sonoma County |
| Vineyard | Nagasawa Vineyard |
| Sugar at Harvest | 21.7 brix |
| Total Acid | 6.9 grams per liter |
| Ph | 3.24 |
| Yield | 9.4 tons |
| WINEMAKING | |
| Winemaker | Dan Barwick |
| Winemaking | Early morning hand-picked, whole cluster pressed direct to barrel |
| Fermentation | Cool, barrel fermentation, over 3 months on lees, completed malolactic in early summer |
| Oak | 100% French, 40% New |
| Aging | 9 months |
| FINISHED WINE | |
| Bottling | June 17 , 2002 |
| Alcohol | 13.5% |
| Quantity Bottled | 600 cases |
| Retail Price | $19.95 |
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