Shafer Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay
Country
USA
bottle size
750 ml
Wine Type
White Wine
Wine Region
California, California - Napa valley
Grape Variety
Chardonnay
vintage
2019 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Alcohol
14.90%
characteristics
Body
Medium
Medium
Medium
Acidity
Medium
Medium
Medium
Tannin
Low
Low
Low
2019 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Product Description
The 2016 offers alluring, energetic aromas and flavors of honeysuckle, kiwi, apricot, citrus zest, pineapple, and toasted almond – a dazzling, juicy bowl of exotic fruit held together with flinty structure, pleasing minerality, and refreshing acidity.
Profile
Grape Blended
Chardonnay 100%
Palate
This abundance of exotic fruit is completed with bright acidity, seamless balance, and a long, mouth-coating finish.
Colour
Pale straw yellow.
Aroma
Elegant aromas and flavors of melon, honeysuckle, apricot, pineapple, citrus zest, and flint.
Palate
This abundance of exotic fruit is completed with bright acidity, seamless balance, and a long, mouth-coating finish.
Wine Pairing
:Chicken
:Fish
:Seafood
:Vegetarian
Product details
Shafer Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay
The Red Shoulder Ranch vineyard in the Carneros region offers a long, consistently cool growing season, which is ideal for retaining acidity in Chardonnay fruit. To focus on varietal flavors, Shafer uses only wild yeast for fermentation and does not put the wine through malolactic fermentation.
“…one of the best non-malolactic, barrel-fermented Chardonnays in California …” - Robert M. Parker, Jr. , The Wine Advocate
On 68 acres near the northern tip of San Francisco Bay, Shafer harvests fruit for this classic single vineyard wine.
The 2016 offers alluring, energetic aromas and flavors of honeysuckle, kiwi, apricot, citrus zest, pineapple, and toasted almond – a dazzling, juicy bowl of exotic fruit held together with flinty structure, pleasing minerality, and refreshing acidity.
Brand
