<H1>2006 Alder Springs Vineyard - Mendocino Chardonnay -- Patz & Hall Shopping Cart</H1>
<I><br><b><font color="#960018">91+ Points - Stephen Tanzer</b></font></I>
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Vineyard Character: Our 2006 ALDER SPRINGS VINEYARD Mendocino Chardonnay is made from a blend of Dijon and California heirloom clones including Hyde-Wente and Mt. Eden. In 2006 we selected fruit exclusively from a small, high-elevation block of Alder Springs named Emerald Pool. At 2,600 ft. elevation, this impeccably farmed site on the flanks of Chato Peak in Northern Mendocino is one of highest Chardonnay vineyards in the state. <BR><BR>Tasting Notes: This exceptional wine represents the future of Chardonnay from ALDER SPRINGS VINEYARD. Perhaps our finest Chardonnay bottling from the 2006 vintage, the 2006 ALDER SPRINGS - Mendocino Chardonnay offers beautiful density and palate tension with concentrated aromas of spicy cinnamon pastry, honey, peach and pineapple. Beautifully textured with intricate stone-fruit flavors and extraordinary minerality, this is a benchmark wine from an elite mountain vineyard.<BR><BR>Winemaking: 100% Chardonnay fruit; Whole cluster pressed; Multi-yeast fermentations (wild & cultured); Sur lie aged with weekly stirring; 100% malo-lactic fermentation in barrel; 50% new Burgundian French oak barrels; Bottled without filtration</P>
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<LI>SKU: PHCH067A
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