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Original Price: $28 per bottle

In 1999, Mother Nature turned our Dutton Ranch Chardonnay into something very special. We waited well into October for flavors to mature in the grapes before picking. The cool, coastal Russian River climate is the perfect place for Chardonnay to ripen…very slowly, so the fruit remains on the vine for an extended time to develop rich, complex flavors. The grapes for this wine were picked at sunrise and taken directly to the winery to be whole cluster pressed while the fruit was still very cool, beginning a long, cold fermentation process to preserve and capture all the treasures of the fruit. We fermented all the wine in French oak barrels, 50% of which were new. The wine’s rich, buttery texture and flavors from full malolactic fermentation layer well with the crisp citrus and tropical qualities of the fruit. The final blend was assembled just before bottling to create amazing balance, complexity and length. Aromas and flavors of lemon custard, gala apple and pears are wrapped in a spicy, toasty finish and a rich, silky texture. Only 99 cases were produced.

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