2006 Lorenzo Chardonnay (Current Releases) -- Tandem Winery Shopping Cart -- Chardonnay Lorenzo 2006

<H1>2006 Lorenzo Chardonnay -- Tandem Winery Shopping Cart</H1> $42.00 <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/tandem/images/06_Lorenzo_CH_Bottle_Nexternal.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="2006 Lorenzo Chardonnay" NAME="2006 Lorenzo Chardonnay" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> John Bazzano, owner of Lorenzo Vineyard on the Santa Rosa floodplains, has for years been growing some of the most profound Chardonnay in our ‘hood. Greg L first worked with his juice from the 1993 season, and was delighted when John called during the 2005 vintage. 2006 was the first year that Tandem was able to work with John through the entire growing season, which was a difficult year and required extra vigilance and care that John has always been able to provide. Tasting notes: A lot of vineyards talk the talk, but these old vines do the walking. Born in a difficult year, our 2006 Lorenzo shows the richness and texture that a brush with “The Noble Rot” can produce when care is exercised. The nose fills the glass with a spicy, perfumed presence that leads perfectly into the rich and spice-laden palate. Hints of the characteristic lime flavors are present, but this year more layered, peach and ripe rock melon lead the cacophony of flavors and aromas. The complexity continues to build through the late palate, with a lasting impression of balanced viscosity and seamless texture on the finish. Can you tell that we are really excited about this wine? Technical Data: <ul> <li>Vineyard: Located in the heart of the Russian River, John Bazzano’s vineyard is among the oldest of Chardonnay plantings in our region. Our section of the vineyard was re-trellised to a quadrilateral system, spreading out the bud load and creating small, open clusters with tiny berries. The moderately vigorous loamy clay soil seems to demand a greater bud load on each vine, giving balance to the vineyard and resulting fruit.</li> <li>Harvest: The 2006 vintage represented great challenges for Sonoma County Chardonnay growers. Rains into July created a great deal of Botrytis rot as the grapes started to ripen. These same rains came at a time when the clusters were starting to tighten up, and came again in the middle of October. 15% of the county’s Chardonnay rotted this year, but John’s vigilance and the La Follette kids’ sorting during the late October harvest kept quality high.</li> <li>Fermentation: Native both primary and secondary, the latter uncharacteristically finished well before alcoholic fermentation ceased, but everyone was in bed and asleep by Christmas!</li> <li>Barrel aging: 10 months on the lees with first weekly, then monthly stirring for 7 months in 40% new French oak brought out the round, balanced flavors of which this vineyard is capable. New cooperage was Meyreux, amplifying perfectly the spicy tones on the palate.</li> <li>Final bottling technical information of 134 cases bottled unfined and unfiltered:</li> <ul> <li>pH: 3.21</li> <li>TA: 6.76 g/L</li> <li>14.15% alcohol</li> <li>Residual sugar: 0.22% </li> </ul> </ul> <LI>SKU: 06CHLV 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/Product85 TITLE="2006 Porter-Bass Chardonnay">2006 Porter-Bass 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