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The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is smoking good, with a full-bodied, rich, opulent wine that has classic cassis and...
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The 2021 Chardonnay is very ripe in style with scents of banana chip, apple pie, jasmine, allspice and brown sugar....
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Irresistible aromas of rose petals and blueberry cobbler lead to ripe, supple silky tannins. Flavors of vibrant black...
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Limpid straw-yellow. Vibrant, mineral-driven citrus and orchard fruit, honeysuckle, fennel and quinine qualities on...
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The 2019 Chardonnay Oceano Spanish Springs Vineyard comes from a cooler site outside of San Luis Obispo that's just a...
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The 2021 One Stone Cabernet Sauvignon offers a rich aroma profile of cherry and cassis with varietal hints of tobacco...
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This vintage is the epitome of a terroir-driven wine that has immense power without sacrificing any elegance. The...
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Aromas of blueberries and blackberries and highlights of mocha and smoky oak mingle with rich flavors of plum and...
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Our Chardonnay exhibits delicious vanilla notes and bright aromas of citrus and red apple. This soft, medium-bodied...
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Our Cabernet Sauvignon is grown in a family owned vineyard in Paso Robles. You’ll find this wine to be full of...
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This wine features classic aromas of ripe citrus fruit, golden apple, melon, and rich tropical notes. Our Chardonnay...
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Crafted from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged in 20% new French oak, this wine shows ripe red fruits of plum, cherry...
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The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is an elegant and balanced Bordeaux style Cab. It is refined and complete with notes of...
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The intense dark ruby red color of the Cabernet Sauvignon is reflective of this full-bodied, flavorful wine. The core...
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Ruby red in color with aromas of lavender, cedar and raspberry fruit. Flavors of blackberries and raspberries...
Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay United States California Monterey County San Luis Obispo
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.
Monterey County is located within the state of California, and whilst it may not be the most renowned wine producing region in the state, recent decades have proven that the wineries situated there are dedicated to raising their profile, and producing wines of singular quality and distinction. The warm, sunny summers which Monterey County enjoys help the wine-makers of the region cultivate an impressive array of grape varietals, mostly of French and Italian origin, including fine varietals such as Barbera, Cabernet Franc and Dolcetto, amongst many others. It is a center of viticultural experimentation, and also features many sustainable, organic and biodynamic wineries which are producing superb wines, packed with distinctive local flavors and characteristics.