2004
Paul Hobbs Chardonnay, Cuvee Agustina, Richard Dinner Vineyard
Winemaker's Notes
The 12th vintage of our Cuvee Agustina Chardonnay, created in honor of Paul’s daughter, is a deep, luminescent gold in the glass, and perfumed with Asian pear, vanilla and spice. Mouth-coating, full-bodied and silky in texture, it displays concentrated flavors of granny smith apple, pear and vanilla on the palate. Signature notes of mineral and spice lead to an enduring, toasty finish, completing a structured portrait of our best barrels from this distinctive vineyard.
Vineyard
Owner/Manager
Caroline and Patricia Dinner /Joe Votek
Vineyard
Richard Dinner Vineyard
Clones
Old Wente, Robert young selection
Vineyard Age
22 years
Site
Hillside, northern exposure, gray clay-loam and gravel with sub-soil lens of volcanic tuft
Yield
1,7 ton /acre
Harvest
Harvest Date
September 24, 2004
Harvest Brix
24.7°
Growing Season
The growing season began with warm, dry weather in March, resulting in early bud break. A long summer of even temperatures had a moderating effect, lowering yields and maximizing complexity in the fruit. Six days of heat in the first week of September increased flavor intensity and led to an early harvest.
Winemaking
• Hand-harvested grapes
• Whole cluster press
• Barrel fermented with indigenous yeasts; 1 month to completion
• Concurrent spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrels; 6 months to completion
• Aged 15 months in Francois Freres, Seguin Moreau, Cadus and Damy French oak barrels; 80% new
• Unblended, unfined and unfiltered; bottled January 2006
