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  1995 Seavey Chardonnay
 
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750ml Price: $100.00

Composite: 100%CH
Produced: 275 cases
Alcohol: 13.8%
Oak: 25% New French
Cellaring: 10-15 Years

Wine Details:
 
100% ESTATE GROWN, PRODUCED AND BOTTLED - NAPA VALLEY AVA
                     
"An elegant and sophisticated style, smooth, ripe and creamy, that relies on subtle pear, apple, melon and oak shadings. 275 cases made. Rating: 91." - Jim Laube, Wine Spectator

(The 1997 label is depicted, as the 1995 label is unavailable.)

Our first release of Chardonnay was 1990.  Five years later, we are as proud as ever of our classic Burgundian Meursault style.  The wine is elegant and yet full-bodied on the palate.  The color is full of bright sunshine and golden straw.

Hand picked in the beginning of September, grapes were brought into the cellar in small “champagne” baskets.  The vines rest adjacent to Conn Creek in a cooler zone to allow for even ripening. As with our previous vintages of Seavey Chardonnay, in its youth the wine displays a crisp fresh fruit character that meanders into soft ripe fruity elegance with age. The Chardonnay is versatile with a variety of foods and holds up well to spice and texture.

The grapes were whole-cluster pressed and fermented in Burgundian barrels (25% new oak), with indigenous yeasts without malolactic fermentation.  The wine was aged “sur lies” in the same barrels before bottling in May of 1996.
 
Production Team:
  • Consultant Winemaker: Philippe Melka
  • Vineyard Foreman: Mario Gutierrez