2006 Porter-Bass Chardonnay (Current Releases) -- Tandem Winery Shopping Cart -- Chardonnay Porter-Bass 2006

<H1>2006 Porter-Bass Chardonnay -- Tandem Winery Shopping Cart</H1> $42.00 -- NEW RELEASE! <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/tandem/images/Tandem%2006%20Porter-Bass%20Chard-Web1.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="2006 Porter-Bass Chardonnay" NAME="2006 Porter-Bass Chardonnay" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> This wonderful vineyard and family have been a part of Greg L’s life since the 1993 vintage. Luke has been cellarmaster and assistant winemaker for us. Now, with their growing family and their own Porter-Bass brand, it is time for Luke to take over the grapes for the family. This wine is our last Porter-Bass Chardonnay. It is with heartfelt thanks that we wish Luke and all of the family great success with their brand! Tasting notes: The nose is restrained right now, with a fine tension between the floral Rued clone and the feral Wente clone, giving the wine an undefinable but unmistakable unique quality. This uniqueness, more akin to a Montrachet than a California wine, continues on the palate with great structure and minerality. The floral notes echo on the long, late palate, leaving a memorable impression of intensity and seamlessness. This wine will age beautifully – the best is yet to come in the next decade! Technical Data: Vineyards: Farmed with Biodynamic practices on a saddle just south of the Russian River, Sue’s careful farming allows Chardonnay to ripen on their Northeast-facing slopes in years when even flatlanders have trouble ripening crop. The viticulture here is challenging and there is little room for error in this cool site. Harvest: Two lots of separate clones harvested: Rued (Musque) at 22 Brix and then Wente at 23.2 Brix from late September into mid-October. Yield: ¾ ton per acre. Picking: Extremely difficult due to Botrytis that first developed in the Spring and then bloomed during harvest which required careful sorting. Fermentation: The Rued clone was destemmed, crushed, must-held (skin contacted) and basket-pressed, and the juice fined before being inoculated with a pure strain of a special yeast that partners well with the floral notes of this clone. The Wente went wild, but due to the competition for nutrients from the Botrytis, we had to cross-inoculate with the lees from the Rued clone to get the wine to finish primary fermentation in December. Secondary fermentation completed in the late spring, un-inoculated and unobtrusive! Barrel aging: 1/4 new French Oak. Latour and Seguin Moreau tight-grain barrels. Battonage (stirring) was discontinued in March and the wine was racked off the lees in April. Stainless-steel aged for 4 months before bottling, allowing us to bottle unfined and unfiltered. Production: 221 cases o pH: 3.51 o TA: 6.3 g/L o 13.75% alcohol o Appellation: Russian River Valley (but right on the edge close to the coast) <LI>SKU: TNCHPB06A Other products in the category <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Category1" TITLE="Current Releases">Current Releases</A>: <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product78 TITLE="2007 Manchester Ridge Vineyard Pinot noir">2007 Manchester Ridge Vineyard Pinot noir</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product67 TITLE="2006 Sangiacomo Chardonnay">2006 Sangiacomo Chardonnay</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product94 TITLE="2007 Sangiacomo Chardonnay">2007 Sangiacomo Chardonnay</A> -- NEW RELEASE! <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product74 TITLE="2006 Van der Kamp Pinot Noir">2006 Van der Kamp Pinot Noir</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product77 TITLE="2007 Hawk’s Roost Ranch Pinot noir">2007 Hawk’s Roost Ranch Pinot noir</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product68 TITLE="2006 Auction Block Pinot noir">2006 Auction Block Pinot noir</A> -- SILVER MEDAL - 2009 SF Int'l Wine Competition & 92 POINTS-Wine News <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product72 TITLE="2006 Sangiacomo Pinot Noir">2006 Sangiacomo Pinot Noir</A> -- GOLD MEDAL - 2009 SF Int'l Wine Competition & 93 POINTS-Wine News <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product70 TITLE="2006 Silver Pines Pinot Noir">2006 Silver Pines Pinot Noir</A> -- 93 POINTS - Wine News (August Edition 2009) <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product92 TITLE="2007 Silver Pines Pinot Noir">2007 Silver Pines Pinot Noir</A> -- NEW RELEASE! <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product82 TITLE="2007 Auction Block Pinot Noir">2007 Auction Block Pinot Noir</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/tandem/Product86 TITLE="2007 Van der Kamp Pinot Noir">2007 Van der Kamp Pinot Noir</A> -- NEW RELEASE! <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/tandem" TITLE="Tandem Winery Products">Tandem Winery Products</A> <A HREF="http://www.tandemwinery.com">Tandem Winery</A> Tandem Winery <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="ecommerce software">ecommerce software</A> powered by Nexternal