RouteStock - Chardonnay 2022 (750ml)
Price: $19.99
| Producer | RouteStock |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Sonoma Coast |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Tasting Notes
This wine has a brilliant light straw color and enticing aromas of raw hazelnuts, wild sage, and pear. The flavors are bright and lively with an impressive range of pear, oregano, nuts, and a delightful hint of French oak. These elements come together to create a complex, inviting, and seductive wine with a long and satisfying finish.
Rated 91 / 100 Wine Enthusiast
Dense, ripe fruit flavors pack a big punch in this full-bodied, generous and complex wine. Toasted oak meets vivid lemon, pear and apple notes braced by tangy acidity that keeps it refreshing. Great both before and with dinner. — Jim Gordon
Vineyard Profile
The 2022 vintage is our second year of producing chardonnay from the Sonoma Coast region, using the same three vineyard sources as last year. Our estate Moon Dust Vineyard is located in the Sebastopol Hills area of the southwest part of Sonoma Coast and has four acres of 25-year-old chardonnay vines with two clones (95 and 17/Robert Young). We blend our estate vineyard fruit with fruit from two dedicated grape growers, one in the southeast part of the Sonoma Coast and the other in the far northwest section.
Vintage Report
2022 started with a drought and ended with a record-breaking heatwave. However, it was a beautiful growing season overall. Bud-break and flowering happened a bit early, but veraison was slightly delayed. To prepare for the forecasted heatwave in early September, we decided to harvest our southernmost Sonoma Coast vineyard on August 29th. Our estate Moon Dust Vineyard was then harvested on September 6th, followed by our northernmost vineyard on September 7th.
Vinification
Aging: 8 months in 100% French oak; 89% neutral and 11% new
Technical Information
Varietal Composition: 100% Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
Alcohol: 13.4%
TA: 6.82
p H: 3.41
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