Chardonnay

$13.50 per bottle

Not your typical...

The most often heard comment I hear about this fine Yakima grown wine is “I don’t like Chardonnay, but I really like this!”  Why is our Chardonnay not your “typical” chard?  What makes it different?

Needless to say, this is not an easy question to answer.  Yet, I think that a combination of factors exist: many Chardonnays are over oaked (too many new barrels) and grown in regions much to hot for optimum subtlety.  These wines are often high alcohol, finished slightly sweet, lacking acidity and taste of toasted wood.

Our wine exhibits a moderate acidity, with apple, pineapple type flavors, complimented by a soft oak and butter background.  This comes from a soft hand at winemaking and from the relatively cooler growing conditions of the Crawford Vineyards in the Yakima Valley.    As with many of our wines, this wine is made to pair with foods, to compliment rather than smother, to tango rather than slam-dance, to sing in  the choir, rather than solo.  Truly, this Chardonnay is an accompaniment...enjoy the taste of wine, not the taste of wood.