GOLD LABEL
PINOT CHARDONNAY

About this Selection:
Pinot Chardonnay is the world's most popular white wine. Most respected are the Chablis, Montrachet and Meursault of Burgundy, France. These wines have a balance of body, fruit, acidity and bouquet with an underlining of vanilla after aging in oak.

The richness of the Gold Label Chardonnay complements salmon, Dover Sole Meuniere, lobster and other flavorful dishes.

California and Australian Chardonnay tend to be higher in alcohol and oak. Those grown in the valleys, tend to be dull.

Italy is not known for Chardonnay. However, in the Northeast, the Pinot vines thrive as the micro climate there is similar to Burgundy.

The Grape:
100% Pinot Chardonnay

Winemaker Notes:
Starting in the vineyard, yields are restricted, less grapes, better grapes. Selective harvesting, the best clusters are gently pressed. Fermentation is temperature controlled to retain the natural fruit flavors. The wine is left on its lees, as in Champagne, to extract complexity. Then Gold Label is aged in French oak to round out and develop a Burgundian style.

Tasting Notes:
San Giuseppe Gold Label Pinot Chardonnay is a good example of how climate, land and technology can come together and produce a quality and style not usual or expected. This chardonnay "drinks" like a fine Burgundy. A truly amazing Chardonnay, that happens to come from Italy, like all San Giuseppe Wines

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