Vitals

• Sugar Code: 0
• Alcohol: 13.1%
• Cases Produced: 277
• Release Date: December 2009

Notes from the Winemaker

• Vineyard Source: Rowan Vineyards
• Oak: Barrel fermented and barrel aged 10 months in a combination of new and aged oak
• pH: 3.4
• TA: 6.4g/L
• Bottled: September 2009

Notes from a Taster

• Eye: Light Straw
• Nose: Golden apples, toffee, buttered popcorn, flint, ripe pear
• Palate: Matches the nose with added oak spices
• Body: Medium
• Acidity: Well structured
• Alcohol Perception: Warm but balanced
• Finish: Long lingering notes of toasty oak spices
• Drink: Now to 2012

Final Words

Our mission is to create Chardonnays that balance oak with fruit, butter with acidity; New World with Old World styles. This balancing act that our winemakers perform seems to have paid off. Hats off to the Rowans for once again providing the quality of grapes that makes our jobs that much easier.