2003 Chardonnay

Barnard Griffin

2003 Chardonnay

by Barnard Griffin

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Vintage Notes

The 2003 Chardonnay shows a big, rich, buttery wine with firm acidity and great hints of the 70% barrel fermentation that went into making this wine. The finish is rich, balanced, and mouth-filling. This vintage is long on the palate and shows the great depth of the 2003 vintage.

More Information

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Wine Making

70% barrel fermented using M2 and Pris de Mousse yeasts
Aged on the yeasts in a mix of Vosges, Nevers and older Alliers barrels

Vineyards

The 2003 growing season was one of the hottest and ripest on record. A consistent warm spring and hot summer, followed by a long fall, was ideal. Sugars were high but the acids look very good throughout the Chardonnay fruit that I saw in the vineyards. The vineyard sources are as follows:

Conner Lee Vineyard Columbia Valley/Columbia Basin
Wahluke Slope Vineyard Columbia Valley/Wahluke Slope
Caroway Vineyard Columbia Valley/Columbia Basin
Crawford Vineyard Columbia Valley/Yakima River

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