2008 Wind Gap Chardonnay Yuen James Berry & Brosseau Vineyards
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(12.8% alcohol) Hazy yellow. Musky, exotic aromas of dried lemon, orange, iodine and honeysuckle. Juicy orchard fruit and citrus flavors are given spine by tangy minerality and become spicier with air. Finishes smooth and subtly sweet, with an echo of bitter lemon. This wine, like all of the whites this year, was fermented partially in Mahle's concrete eggs.
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The 2008 Chardonnay Yuen from the James Berry and Brosseau vineyards is an exquisite, low alcohol (12.9%), low pH effort displaying terrific minerality along with chalky, full-bodied, citrus oil notes intermixed with white peach and nectarine characteristics. A wine of exceptional intensity, minerality, and richness, it was aged in new concrete eggs and saw no wood whatsoever. This beauty can be enjoyed over the next 4-5 years. Tel. (707) 887-9100; Fax (707) 887-9101