Saxon Brown Durell Vineyard 2008 Chardonnay Sonoma Valley White Wine

Connoisseur's Guide
Tasting Notes:
Nose is as complex as any Chardonnay I have ever made! Warm tropical, honeyed pear, white peach with infused vanilla, mango lemon oil, hazelnut, some wet stone and mineral tones. Mouth: Roasted grain, with sur-lies yeast concentration, austere with great acid. I would love to taste this wine in twenty years. Delicious! Very Bâtard Montrachet like!
Case Production: 226
"Winemaking must consume you, or your wines may not be worth consuming."
-Jeff Gaffner, Winemaker

Type	White
Varietal	Chardonnay
Vintage	2008
Bottle size	750mL
Alcohol content	14.5%
Appellation	California – Sonoma Coast - Sonoma Valley
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Durell Vineyard...
...lies in the southern most part of Sonoma Valley, in the Sonoma Coast appellation. The site is less than 10 miles from the San Pablo Bay and on the edge of the Petaluma Gap, with cool and reliable afternoon breezes that pull the fog in almost every summer day. The soil is part of an old creek bed, and so is very rocky. This, along with the Wente clone selection, gives us very small berries and clusters.