2018 High Heaven Vintners Columbia Valley - Cloud Mountain Chardonnay 0.75 Ltr. White
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Straw, golden yellow, color. The nose immediately reveals aromas of fresh apples, pears, nectarine and pineapple. Fine creamy, notions of brioche reveal themselves. The taste confirms with fresh citrus tones, pastries and a hint of caramel. The mouthfeel is nice and round and juicy. This velvety feeling is continued in the lively, fresh final.

Pasta with fish or seafood, mussels, fatty fish such as salmon and chicken or poultry preparations.

climate

Set on the same latitude as Bordeaux and Burgundy, it even has more hours of sunshine than most Californian regions. Cold dry winters, warm dry summers with cooling during the night and precipitation in the intervening seasons. Long flowering and growing period that guarantees tasty tannins and allows the grapes to be picked cooler than in southern regions.

soil

Sandy loam soils with many sediments of volcanic origin that give the soil good water management. Low in organic material.

vinification

The entire grapes are gently pressed, followed by a cold fermentation of 2 days. Malolactic fermentation then follows, after which the wine remains on its lees for 7 months with regular battonage. After that it ripens for another 18 months on stainless steel.

vintage
2018
title
Columbia Valley - Cloud Mountain
class
Chardonnay
region
Washington State
country
U.S.A.
color
White
alcohol
13.70 %
Ltr.
0.75