2019
Taste Profile
This year’s San Lorenzo Vineyard Chardonnay is just as alluring as its predecessor, yet entirely different in character
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Retail
$44.00
Quantity
Wine Notes
The fruit for the 2019 Francis Coppola Reserve Chardonnay is sourced from a warmer area of the Russian River Valley which provides greater yellow fruit characteristics. Complex aromatics include delicate notes of butterscotch and honeysuckle, leading to flavors of quince, and pear. This is a bold wine, but soft with an ample body, generous length, and persistent finish.
The San Lorenzo Vineyard is a small vineyard located across the borders of the Russian River Valley AVA, and the Alexander Valley AVA, located beside the Russian River, and right by the Healdsburg border. The southern facing slopes of the vineyard experience morning fog and a generally warmer climate, and feature soil comprised of alluvial loam – a fertile and important component for voluptuous wines.
2019 was the first time that California has been 100% drought-free since 2011. Winter and spring rains provided sufficient water in the soil through midsummer. The vintage provided us with a mild growing season, and an average crop, in terms of quantity. Quality, however, remained outstanding.
Wine Facts
Enjoy the Scents and Flavors
Scents
Flavors
100%
Chardonnay
TA
.63g/100ml
Alcohol
14.1%
pH
3.44
Barrel Regimen
9 months, French oak. 50% new oak.
San Lorenzo Vineyard, Russian River Valley
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