WINEMAKER'S NOTES
Our commitment to careful vineyard practices, including several cluster thinning passes and post-harvest grape sorting, assures only pristine fruit goes into this wine. Barrel fermentation (92%), followed by ten month sur lie aging with weekly batonage, provided this wine with great texture. The wine is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris (6%) and Semillon (16%). Malolactic fermentation was prevented to preserve the fresh grapefruit and mineral flavors, balancing the rich body and character of the wine.
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REVIEW
Wine Advocate states the 2003 Chalk Hill Estate Bottled Sauvignon Blanc has "complex aromas of fresh herbs, melons and honeyed citrus…"
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
- Blend:
- 84% Sauvignon Blanc (6% Sauvignon Gris clone), 16% Semillon
- Vineyard:
- 100% Estate
- Appelation:
- 100% Chalk Hill
- Ageing:
- Ten months sur lie, weekly batonage, 25% new French oak
- Fermentation:
- 92% barrel. No malolactic
- Harvested:
- September 8 - October 8, 2003, Brix = 24.2, t.a = 6.0 g/l , ph = 3.42
- Bottled:
- August 12th, 2004, Alc = 14.5%; ph = 3.38; t.a. = 6.5 g/l
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