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Lafond Syrah SRH
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Located in the western Santa Ynez Valley, the Santa Rita Hills AVA is an ideal environment for growing intensely flavored full-bodied Chardonnay.
The AVA is distinguished by the very cool and long growing season created by a convergence of unusual geography in this part of California. Our southerly latitude means that frost danger is usually behind us in February of most years.
This leads to early bud break, which can start the growing season as much as a month earlier than growing regions to our North. During the summer, heat rising from the Mojave Desert 90 miles inland and the eastern boundary of our unique east-west system of mountains and valleys draws in cold air from the Pacific Ocean 15 miles to our West.
This guarantees cool days and chilly nights during the long growing season of the nine-mile length of the Santa Rita Hills AVA.
A blend of four neighboring vineyards, the 2006 Chardonnay SRH is winemaker Bruce McGuire’s selection to showcase the ripe, concentrated Chardonnay for which the Santa Rita Hills is known. Bruce had each vineyard block picked as the fruit ripened about three weeks later than average to the late date of Nov. 5th.
This wine is a good choice to pair with many cows’ milk cheeses such as Brie or Camembert and, as a nice surprise; the fantastic washed-rind triple-creme Cow Girl Creamery Red Hawk. Richer foods such as roast chicken or whole, farm raised striped bass are also ideal pairings.
This bottling will reward aging through 2012 and promises to be quite showy through 2016.
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| wine type | Name, Type, Locale | Year |
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| Rosé |
Lafond Pinot Noir Rosé(View Label Image)Rosé, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Rosé |
Lafond Rosé of Grenache SRH(View Label Image)Rosé, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Rosé |
Lafond SRH Rosé of Pinot Noir(View Label Image)Rosé, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White |
Lafond Chardonnay Hilltop Ranch(View Label Image)White, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White |
Lafond Chardonnay Lafond Vineyard(View Label Image)White, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White |
Lafond Chardonnay Melville(View Label Image)White, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White |
Lafond Chardonnay MusquéWhite, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White |
Lafond Chardonnay Musqué Clone Lafond Vineyard(View Label Image)White, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White |
Lafond Chardonnay Musqué SRH Lafond(View Label Image)White, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White |
Lafond Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard(View Label Image)White, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White |
Lafond Chardonnay SRH(View Label Image)White, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White |
Lafond Chardonnay SRH Estate BlendWhite, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White |
Lafond Chardonnay SRH Sweeney Canyon(View Label Image)White, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White |
Lafond Chardonnay Stainless Steel Lafond(View Label Image)White, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White |
Lafond Chardonnay Wente Clone Lafond VineyardWhite, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White |
Lafond RieslingWhite, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White |
Lafond Riesling SRH(View Label Image)White, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White |
Lafond Riesling/Sauvignon Blanc Lafond VineyardWhite, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Lirac Ma Préférence(View Label Image)Red, France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Lirac |
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| Red |
Lafond Northside(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Ynez Valley |
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| Red |
Lafond Pinot Noir(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Pinot Noir Arita Hills Vineyard(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Pinot Noir Clone 113 Lafond Vineyard(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Pinot Noir Clone 115 Lafond Vineyard(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Pinot Noir Clone 667 Arita Hills Vineyard(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Pinot Noir Clone 667 Lafond Vineyard(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Pinot Noir Clone 777 Lafond Vineyard(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Pinot Noir Clone 828 Lafond Vineyard(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Pinot Noir Lafond Vineyard(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Pinot Noir Martin Ray Clone Lafond Vineyard(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Pinot Noir Pommard Clone Lafond Vineyard(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Pinot Noir SRH(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Syrah(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Syrah Grenache Lafond Vineyard(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Syrah Hilltop Vineyard(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Syrah Hospices de RhoneRed, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Syrah Joughin VineyardRed, USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Ynez Valley |
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| Red |
Lafond Syrah Lafond Vineyard(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Syrah Melville Vineyard(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Syrah Santa Ynez Valley(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Ynez Valley |
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| Red |
Lafond Syrah SRH(View Label Image)Red, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| Red |
Lafond Syrah Stolpman VineyardRed, USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Ynez Valley |
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| Red |
Lafond Syrah Turner VineyardRed, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |
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| White - Sweet/Dessert |
Lafond Late Harvest Riesling Lafond Vineyard(View Label Image)White - Sweet/Dessert, USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills |