Winemaker's Notes

 
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OAKING:

 Cellar Reserve Chardonnay

Mont Sec Vineyard

2003

13.3%

0.70(As Tartaric)

3.85

.17

Prise de Mousse, Epernay

75 Degrees F (Temp.)   100% Barrel fermented

10 Months French Oak, tight grain, Center of France, and toasted heads.

UPC Number:  0-88596-10406 

750 ML Bottles/Case: 12

Weight LBS/Case: 35.9

Cases/Pallet: 70

Cases/Tie: 14

Ties/Pallet: 5

NOTES:   Our 2003 Cellar Reserve Chardonnay was made exclusively from grapes grown on the Mont Sec Vineyard (Far West Texas). This wine is 100% barrel fermented as characterized by the sweet, toasty oak flavor. To enhance richness in the mouth and aromatic complexity, this wine has completed secondary fermentation or "malo-lactic fermentation".

Our Cellar Reserve Chardonnay will improve in complexity with extended bottle age, through 2005. At the winery we have allowed 4 months of bottle aging prior to release. This wine should be enjoyable by the glass or a perfect complement to any meal. Compatible spices include almond, dill, saffron, rosemary and marjoram.