2004 Imagery White Burgundy, California (750ml) (Imagery Estate Winery / Imagery White Wines) -- Benziger & Imagery Online Store Shopping Cart -- (750ml) California Burgundy, White Imagery 2004

<H1>2004 Imagery White Burgundy, California (750ml) -- Benziger & Imagery Online Store Shopping Cart</H1> $27.00 -- It is Chardonnay-like, but racier. It is voluptuous in texture, full-bodied, very finely favored (peach, pear, vanilla, hazelnut, lemon peel, pineapple, toast), long on the palate, and persistent on the finish. <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/benziger/images/IEW-04-White-Burg_md1.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="2004 Imagery White Burgundy, California (750ml)" NAME="2004 Imagery White Burgundy, California (750ml)" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> VINTAGE 2004 RELEASE DATE October 2005 AVAILABILITY Winery and select California locations 800.989.8890 CASES PRODUCED 1921 APPELLATION 60% Los Carneros 40% Napa Valley VINEYARDS LOS CARNEROS Sangiacomo, Ricci NAPA VALLEY Yount Mill GRAPES 60% Chardonnay 30% Pinot Blanc 10% Pinot Meunier LABEL ARTIST Dan Gamble Chicago, Illinois VARIETAL: Burgundian varietals Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc take center stage in this blend, which also features Pinot Meunier from France’s Champagne region. While the Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc provide us with the richness, finesse and structure necessary for barrel aging, the Pinot Meunier contributes an unmistakable youthful fruitiness. This wine celebrates that synergy. VINTAGE: The amount of rainfall, though early, was normal. Dry weather reigned from March, the warmest March on record, to October. The warm weather jump-started the growing season, making farmers nervous (much more time for things to go badly). Things did cool down for spring extending bloom. Periods of long bloom affect uniformity in reds causing a potential of uneven ripening within an individual grape cluster. In our vineyards, we ‘green drop’ to balance the crop and eliminate late ripening fruit at the end of verasion. Summer was moderate without any heat waves; but it was humid raising concerns of mildew. By the end of July it was evident that an early harvest was upon us. High temperatures are not unusual in late summer and early fall but humidity under 20% is very unusual. In fact the average low humidity over the previous five years didn’t go below 30%. Extended periods of hot, dry weather are difficult for a grapevine to endure. With almost two weeks of 10 - 20% humidity in late August and September, mildew was now the least of concerns! Grape sugar was soaring before flavors had matured; our growers did a great job sustaining vineyards until flavors developed. By the end of September we were evaluating an outstanding vintage. 2004 is a vintage of ripe and well-developed flavors with the best overall quality in years. VINIFICATION: The three lots for this 2004 White Burgundy were all cold barrel fermented to dryness in new and older French and American oak, allowing us to preserve the crisp acidity and aromatic fruit character. When dry, the wine was put through 70% malolactic fermentation to add buttery flavor and aroma to the wine. After fermentation, the wine was left in oak for eight months in contact with the lees to impart added mouthfeel. Alcohol: 14.5%, TA .67, pH 3.36, Residual sugar .07%. <LI>SKU: 607104 Other products in the category <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/benziger/Category1" TITLE="Imagery Estate Winery">Imagery Estate Winery</A> / <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/benziger/Category2" TITLE="Imagery White Wines">Imagery White Wines</A>: <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/benziger/Product787 TITLE="2007 Imagery White Burgundy, California (750ml)">2007 Imagery White Burgundy, California (750ml)</A> -- This blend is Chardonnay-like, but racier. It is voluptuous in texture with bright flavors of peach, pear, lemon peel, and pineapple. <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/benziger/Product828 TITLE="2008 Imagery Rose of Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier, North Coast (750ml)">2008 Imagery Rose of Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier, North Coast (750ml)</A> -- This Rose has plum, toast, and faint raspberry-like aromas and flavors, with a clean, dry finish. <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/benziger" TITLE="Benziger & Imagery Online Store Products">Benziger & Imagery Online Store Products</A> <A HREF="http://www.benziger.com">Benziger & Imagery Online Store</A> Benziger & Imagery Online Store Online Store powered by Nexternal <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="shopping cart software">shopping cart software</A>

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