Dumol Chardonnay Chloe (ritchie Vinyd) 2018

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Dumol
Label Name:
 
Chardonnay Chloe (ritchie Vinyd)
Vintage:
 
2018
Country:
 
United States
Region:
 
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.3%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
15-16°C

Awards/Ratings
96 Jeb Dunnuck; 95 Wine Advocate; 94 Vinous; 93 Wine Spectator. 3%

Tasting Note
Broad, rich Chardonnay with yellow peach, nectarine and white-flower aromas, flinty and spearmint detail. Opulent palate of tangerine oil, honeycomb, candied ginger, apricot and quince paste, finishing with grapefruit pith and bright, precise acidity.

Food Pairing
Western: roast chicken with herbs, butter-poached lobster, creamy mushroom risotto, seafood pasta; Asian: miso-glazed black cod, seared tuna/sushi (toro), creamy Thai coconut curry, grilled sea bass with ginger-soy.

Production Method
100% Ritchie Vineyard fruit; slow, gentle pressing to maximize dry extract; aged 12 months in 36% new French oak (Tonnellerie Mercurey), then six months settling in tank; bottled unfiltered.

Vineyard Info
DuMOL is a boutique Sonoma producer; this bottling is from 46-year-old Old Wente vines at Ritchie Vineyard, a long-standing site relationship and small-production vineyard designate.