This lively wine opens up quickly with an elegant bouquet of spring flowers, peach skin, key lime, sea breeze, and stone fruit, as well as hints of crushed rock from its origin in our mineral-driven Soberanes Vineyard. Aging for 16 months in 60-gallon and larger barrels, the resulting wine is both pure and focused, with beautifully integrated acidity and oak. Lucia Soberanes Chardonnay is greenish-gold in hue and comprised of various Wente and other “suitcase” clones of chardonnay that yield small quantities but intense character. This wine has great volume and lots of length on the palate and will gain depth as it ages. It drinks well now, and also has the ability to age beyond a decade.
Lucia Chardonnay Sobranes Vineyard
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Specifications
| Winery | Lucia Vineyards |
|---|---|
| Varieties | Chardonnay |
| Farming Practices | conventional |
| Soils | varied |
| Trellis system | Guyot |
| Exposure | E |
| Harvest Technique | by hand |
| Yeast | ambient yeasts |
| Fermentation | natural fermentation in open-top fermenters |
|---|---|
| Malolactic | full |
| Maturation | 16 months in French oak (22% new) aged in 60 gal barrique and foudre |
| Filter | yes |
| Fining | no |
| Alcohol | 13% |
| Item No | T06913 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Bottle Case | 12 |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Sub-region | Monterey County |
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