Chalk Hill Estate

WINEMAKER'S NOTES

The 2005 Chairman's Club Chardonnay Clone 76 is Chalk Hill's first offering of a single clone bottling. Grown on one of Chalk Hill's best Chardonnay hillside sites with exceptionally low yields, this ultra-limited bottling demonstrates our committment to produce wines of the highest quality and personality. Aromas of ripe tropical fruits such as guava and pineapple combine with apricot, cream, allspice and hazelnut. This is a really delicious wine, typical of Clone 76 grown on exceptional hillside sites.
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REVIEW

Wine Advocate awards the 2005 Chairman's Chardonnay (Clone 76) 89 Points
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Blend:

100% Chardonnay, Clone 76

Vineyard:

100% Block "M", Chalk Hill Estate

Appelation:

Chalk Hill, Russian River Valley

Ageing:

16 Months, 50% New French Oak

Fermentation:

100% Native Yeasts and Malolactic with Weekly Batonnage

Harvested:

October 15, 2005 Brix: 26.0 T.A. 6.24 G/L pH: 3.5

Bottled:

February 16, 2007 Alc: 14.5% T.A. 5.1G/L pH: 3.6

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