Hendry Chardonnay vines are grown on thin stony Boomer series soils between 200 and 300 feet above sea level. Morning fog and afternoon breezes from the San Pablo Bay moderate the climate. Fresh green apple aromas and flavors. Full, semi-rich mouthfeel for an unoaked, non-malolactic wine. Floral, citrus and apple elements and a clean, crisp fin ...
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Hendry Chardonnay vines are grown on thin stony Boomer series soils between 200 and 300 feet above sea level. Morning fog and afternoon breezes from the San Pablo Bay moderate the climate. Fresh green apple aromas and flavors. Full, semi-rich mouthfeel for an unoaked, non-malolactic wine. Floral, citrus and apple elements and a clean, crisp finish.
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Even with Labor Day gone and Fall just around the corner, we couldn't help but look back fondly and
cling to those enjoyable summer days in the few remaining weeks of summer. And in the spirit of an endless summer, we've got a Chardonnay sipper that you can enjoy as a versatile white wine perfect for almost any ocassion: the 2007 Hendry Vineyards, Unoaked Chardonnay from Napa Valley.
We wish we had access to this wine earlier in the season, but the wine was simply not available. The good news is there is plenty of time to enjoy it with the remaining warmer days as a summer quaffer or well into fall as a versatile refreshing white.
If you are looking for a big, oaky, buttery chardonnay, this is not your wine. Unoaked Chardonnays see no time in wood and do not go through malolactic fermentation. In other words, the fruit is as pure and unadulterated as you can find, reminiscent of a young Grand Cru Chablis. It is bright and refreshing, chock full of zippy citrus and snappy green apple flavors, and all with a surprisingly long finish.
Hendry Vineyards is most known for its Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandels (which are quite nice to say the least). They are definitely keeping up with quality and tradition in their unaoked Chardonnay. Enjoy as an everyday drinker and especially with seafood.
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Even with Labor Day gone and Fall just around the corner, we couldn't help but look back fondly and
cling to those enjoyable summer days in the few remaining weeks of summer. And in the spirit of an endless summer, we've got a Chardonnay sipper that you can enjoy as a versatile white wine perfect for almost any ocassion: the 2007 Hendry Vineyards, Unoaked Chardonnay from Napa Valley.
We wish we had access to this wine earlier in the season, but the wine was simply not available. The good news is there is plenty of time to enjoy it with the remaining warmer days as a summer quaffer or well into fall as a versatile refreshing white.
If you are looking for a big, oaky, buttery chardonnay, this is not your wine. Unoaked Chardonnays see no time in wood and do not go through malolactic fermentation. In other words, the fruit is as pure and unadulterated as you can find, reminiscent of a young Grand Cru Chablis. It is bright and refreshing, chock full of zippy citrus and snappy green apple flavors, and all with a surprisingly long finish.
Hendry Vineyards is most known for its Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandels (which are quite nice to say the least). They are definitely keeping up with quality and tradition in their unaoked Chardonnay. Enjoy as an everyday drinker and especially with seafood.
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Chardonnay
Chardonnay is the most popular white wine grape grown throughout the world. The most prized Chardonnay growing regions are Burgundy, Champagne and California. The Chardonnays of Burgundy tend to produce dry, elegant wines wit ...
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Chardonnay
Chardonnay is the most popular white wine grape grown throughout the world. The most prized Chardonnay growing regions are Burgundy, Champagne and California. The Chardonnays of Burgundy tend to produce dry, elegant wines with vibrant acidity and minerality; little or no oak is imparted into the wine for these "Old World" beauties and allows the essence of the Chardonnay grape to reveal itself. On the other hand, the New World Chardonnay producers of California (Oregon, South Africa, Argentina and New Zealand as well) tend to use new oak. These wines are often described as being "buttery" given their oak influence. Some Italian Chardonnays fall somewhere in between Old and New World. They too tend to be quite expressive and retain some of the best qualities of both Old and New World Chardonnays.
Chardonnay's weight and texture can be very different depending on the terroir and amount of oak used. Sometimes the oak is new and sometimes, in the case of Burgundy, the oak is used. If oak casks have been used, they impart less of an influence on the Chardonnay grapes. These wines tend to have mild oak notes in the wine and can often represent itself as roasted nut flavors. Yet no matter where Chardonnay is grown, there are some common threads that reveal themselves: apple, pear, honey, lemon and butterscotch.
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California
The largest domestic wine growing region in the United States is by far California. California wines took international recognition in the 1976 competition known as "The Judgement Of Paris." In this famous blind tasting, California wines were pu ...
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California
The largest domestic wine growing region in the United States is by far California. California wines took international recognition in the 1976 competition known as "The Judgement Of Paris." In this famous blind tasting, California wines were put up against the best wines of Burgundy and Bordeaux - and won.
Today, California wines are among some of the finest made throughout the world. For California red wines, grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Merlot and Syrah are among the most popular. California "meritages" have also become quite popular. These red "blends" commonly use the classic Bordeaux varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, though many winemakers blend with other varietals. For California white wines, grapes such as Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are the most popular - as they are throughout the rest of the wine world. Whether red or white wine, the most popular wine AVA's (American Viticultural Areas) in California are the wine subregions of Napa Valley, Russian River Valley and Sonoma.
California wines are often referred to as "New World" wines (as opposed to "Old World"). New World wines tend to be fruit forward and have new oak barrel influence, while Old World wines tend to be more mineral driven and have less oak influence. Today, there is an emerging trend among California wineamakers to use less oak influence in their wines allowing the grapes' characteristics to better express themselves.
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