1994

Chardonnay

Richard Dinner Vineyard,
Sonoma Mountain

The 1994 Dinner Vineyard Chardonnay, like its predecessors, uniquely defines the interplay between power and balance. Abundant fruit, sweet, ripe aromas of pear, apple, orange-peel and honey combine lavishly with vanilla, clove, and toasty oak wood. Layered, and lingering on the palate, this meticulously hand-crafted wine complements a wide assortment of richly flavored cuisine or can be enjoyed as an aperitif.

89 points
Wine Spectator

Harvest Date October 4, 10 & 11

Growing Season From front to back, the 1994 vintage was stellar; perhaps the best of the last 10 years. With such fine conditions our Dinner Chardonnay took its sweet time to come to full maturity, rewarding us with extraordinary fruit.

Winemaking

• Hand-harvested grapes
• Whole cluster, direct-to-press
• Barrel fermented with indigenous yeast, 6 to 14 weeks to completion
• Concurrent spontaneous malolactic fermentation
• Barrel aged 9 months, 40% new French oak, sur-lies and stirred
• Unblended, unfined, unfiltered; bottled August 1995

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Chardonnay

Richard Dinner Vineyard,Sonoma Mountain

Richard Dinner Vineyard,
Sonoma Mountain