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| Drinking window: Drink between 2015 and 2017 (based on 25 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.6 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by smoss on 11/17/2016 & rated 88 points: Nice Chardonnay for the money. Enjoyed the light buttery flavors. (1306 views) | | | Tasted by Seville Wines on 8/7/2016 & rated 90 points: Nice with appetizers. (1267 views) | | | Tasted by Bobvogs on 2/15/2016 & rated 79 points: Uninspired. (1561 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 10/18/2015 & rated 86 points: Retailer tasting (@ GT in R): In the bouquet ripe yellow and white tropical fruits. Sweet start with ripe tropical fruits and good fresh acidity. Ok wine. (2260 views) |
| Schug Producer website
Carneros winery founded in 1980 by Walter and Gertrud Schug. The winery is located on 50 acres planted in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, which is the winery focus. As of 2008, the winery also had releases of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, and a sparkling wine. These other varietals are purchased under long term contract from growers. Walter Schug began his training at Geisenheim, a German wine institute. In the early 1960's the Schugs moved to California from Germany where Walter went to work for Joseph Phelps. The legendary Phelp's Insignia wines of the 1970's were crafted by Schug. Part of the reason he left Phelps was to produce Pinot Noir. Stylistically, Schug wines tend to be produced in the "European" style with lower alcohol levels and more balance than has been typical for California wines lately. European wine sales account for about 30% of Schug's production. In addition to Walter Schug, the other winemaker is Michael Cox who joined the winery in 1995. Chardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountySonoma Coast * Sonoma Coast AVA (Wikipedia)
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