2001 Sonoma Valley Chardonnay

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Tasting Notes

The 2001 vintage produced Chardonnay fruit with intense flavors, balanced by mature acids. The result is a wine with rich complexity and balance, a Matanzas Creek hallmark. You can sense this wine’s youth and also its promise of a lengthy, graceful old age in a collection of aromas that include butter, spice, toast and vanilla. Expansive and filling on the palate, the wine balances crisp acids and intense fruit, which suggests we will still be enjoying this Chardonnay after years of patient cellaring.

Acclaim

Top 100 Wines of the Year - Wine Access 2001

88-90 Points - "With respect to Matanzas Creek's Chardonnay, the new winemaking techniques include largely indigenous yeast fermentations, whole cluster pressing, and lees stirring. That is evidenced by the 2001 Chardonnay, which exhibits a creamy texture along with notes of minerals, oranges, and tropical fruits presented in a medium-bodied, clean, delicious, dry style. The wood influence is kept in the background. " - Robert M. Parker Jr., Wine Advocate August 2002

89 Points - "Delivers a complex range of flavors built around a core of spicy pear, hazelnut, clove and citrus. Firm acidity gives it nice structure, too, finishing long and clean. Drink now through 2008." - James Laube, Wine Spectator April 2004

Source

Experimentation in Chardonnay continues as we seek to enhance complexities created by blending grapes from complimentary vineyards.

Production Statistics

Finished Wine:
14.5% Alcohol
5.7 g/l TA
3.49 pH
Aged 8 months in French oak barrels, 35% new, 65% seasoned

Final Blend:
100% Chardonnay