Chardonnay from Columbia Valley, Washington
- 90 Jeb
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Product Details
Varietal
Chardonnay
Region
Columbia Valley, Washington
Producer
Chateau Ste. Michelle
Vintage
2020
Size
750ML
ABV
14%
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Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
Specially selected and carefully aged, this premier Chardonnay balances tropical fruit and creamy butterscotch flavors with a hint of toasted oak.
Best served with salmon, fresh crab, pork, poultry and lemon zest herbs.
Professional Ratings
- 90 Jeb Dunnuck
Buttered orchard fruits, toasted bread, chalky mineral, and white flower notes all emerge from the 2020 Chardonnay Indian Wells, another impressively put together, clean, classy Chardonnay from this estate. It's well worth checking out and would be a great house white for drinking over the coming couple of years.
- 90 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A delightful wine, the 2020 Chardonnay Indian Wells Vineyard is oaky and pomaceous fruit driven with classic elements of pastry cream, sweet citrus and yellow apple with components of pear skin and almond butter. Medium to full-bodied, the wine offers a bright and juicy frame with a succulent freshness and oak essence before displaying a delightful and round texture that is food-friendly. The wine ends with a focused finish that lingers persistently and will drink well over the next 4 to 5 years. 75,000 cases were produced after the wine aged sur lie for10 months in 27% new oak.
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Chateau Ste. Michelle
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Chateau Ste. Michelle is the founding and oldest winery in Washington State. Established on December 5, 1933, Chateau Ste. Michelle is celebrating 90 years of being committed to quality grape growing and producing award winning wines. Washington’s oldest and most acclaimed winery features award-winning wines and unparalleled experiences at our historic Chateau. The wines interweave with the rich heritage to create a memorable wine experience.
The winemaking philosophy is to highlight the style, quality, and expression of Washington State. Always striving to respect the varietal characters and individuality of each location, yet still craft each wine for a pleasurable, food friend experience. Quality is the driving force at Chateau Ste. Michelle. The winery has spent decades investing in quality vineyards throughout the Columbia Valley, the finest winemaking equipment, and world-class, top winemaking talent. This commitment to quality has led Chateau Ste. Michelle to earn some of the highest accolades in the industry today.
24 "Winery of the Year" Honors from Wine & Spirits
18 "Top 100" Wines from Wine Spectator
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Chardonnay Wine
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One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
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Columbia Valley Wine
Washington
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A large and geographically diverse AVA capable of producing a wide variety of wine styles, the Columbia Valley AVA is home to 99% of Washington state’s total vineyard area. A small section of the AVA even extends into northern Oregon!
Because of its size, it is necessarily divided into several distinctive sub-AVAs, including Walla Walla Valley and Yakima Valley—which are both further split into smaller, noteworthy appellations. A region this size will of course have varied microclimates, but on the whole it experiences extreme winters and long, hot, dry summers. Frost is a common risk during winter and spring. The towering Cascade mountain range creates a rain shadow, keeping the valley relatively rain-free throughout the entire year, necessitating irrigation from the Columbia River. The lack of humidity combined with sandy soils allows for vines to be grown on their own rootstock, as phylloxera is not a serious concern.
Red wines make up the majority of production in the Columbia Valley. Cabernet Sauvignon is the dominant variety here, where it produces wines with a pleasant balance of dark fruit and herbs. Wines made from Merlot are typically supple, with sweet red fruit and sometimes a hint of chocolate or mint. Syrah tends to be savory and Old-World-leaning, with a wide range of possible fruit flavors and plenty of spice. The most planted white varieties are Chardonnay and Riesling. These range in style from citrus and green apple dominant in cooler sites, to riper, fleshier wines with stone fruit flavors coming from the warmer vineyards.
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