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| Oriel Producer website2004 Oriel Chardonnay DylanName Story
Dylan is a welsh name meaning of the sea in homage to Western Sonoma Valley's cool, marine climate which is ideal for growing Chardonnay.
Winemaker
Dan Goldfield
Vineyards | Winemaking
Sandy loam soils on rolling hillsides along the Russian River. Whole cluster pressed and barrel fermented. Aged on the lees for 10 months in French oak.
Grapes
100% Chardonnay. Picked September 16-25, 2004.
Tasting Notes
Aroma: Lemon citrus and floral, with overtones of ginger and nutmeg. Taste: Tangerine and lime, with bright acidity, creamy texture and lingering finish.
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Now through 2010. 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 CountyRussian River Valley Russian River Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia |
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