Furthermore - Chardonnay - Graton Ridge RRV 2020
- Producer
- Blend 100% Chardonnay
- Country USA
- Region California
- Appellation Russian River Valley
- UPC 0 15643 74736 6
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Item# 72655-20
Tasting notes
The color on this Chardonnay shows an elegant light golden straw hue. With aromas of crisp apple, citrus, lemon zest, pear, and a note of pineapple. On the palate, fresh tart apples and pears, Meyer lemon, light oak, some flinty minerality initially giving way to hints of pineapple and tropical fruit. The finish reveals light but lingering fruit with nicely integrated acidity and oak; a touch of lemon drop candy; somewhat softer/subtle mouthfeel. 100% whole cluster Chardonnay that was aged for 10 month in French oak, 20% new.
Description
Furthermore Pinot Noir is obsessively focused on making amazing pinot noir. By concentrating on single vineyard releases from premier growing regions in California, they produce world-class Pinots that demonstrate the diversity of this enchanting varietal. Their philosophy is that low-impact hand crafted small batch production allow the vineyards to speak for themselves. Friends and business partners since the early 90s, Bob Zeches and Chad Richard have always shared a love of Pinot Noir, particularly from California and Oregon. In 2006 when the opportunity arose, they created their first two barrels of wine – about 50 cases of Pinot Noir. Their mission was to conduct a long-term study of how Pinot Noir diversely expresses itself throughout California, and today, they’ve grown to making wines from vineyards up and down the California Coast as far south as the Santa Rita Hills in Santa Barbara County and as far north as the Yorkville Highlands in Mendocino County. In 2019, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay virtuoso Ross Cobb joined the team as head winemaker bringing his 20+ years of notable winemaking experience working at great wineries including Williams Selyem, Flowers and his family winery, Cobb Wines. His addition has greatly elevated the already exceptional wine program. Approaching his work with an extreme dedication to craft, in both viticulture and winemaking, Ross has earned a reputation as a Pinot Noir specialist, producing benchmark single-vineyard wines. In the winery, Ross applies traditional techniques and a gentle hand to capture the personality of each vineyard, while emphasizing quality and complexity at every stage of winemaking.
