Vivid varietal clarity allied with vast versatility in food pairing, a Chardonnay pairing amiably with the broadest range of dining aspirations for a white wine. Harvested and meant to be enjoyed young, blithely complying with traditional expectations for a Chardonnay with no involvement in oak whatsoever, yet boldly characterful by virtue of extended extraction on its lees. The wine selected in vintage after vintage to be the House white wine at one of the most creative and esteemed restaurants in the world, The Inn at Little Washington.
Vintage Factors:
A third consecutive outstanding vintage, allowing full fruit evolution on the vine for a vividly typical Chardonnay.
Vinification:
Fermented in stainless steel for 10 days at 62 degrees F. Aged on the lees in stainless steel 6-9 months. 100 percent Chardonnay.
Analysis:
12.5% Alcohol
0.4% Residual Sugar
0.68% Total Acidity
Tasting Notes:
Cool fermentation in stainless steel yields a fresh and exuberant wine with crispness and clean varietal aromas and flavors of apple, pear, and lemon. House white, The Inn at Little Washington.
Optimum Drinking:
Meant to be drunk young, ideally 1-2 years.
Food Pairings:
Gnocchi with sautéed shrimp and cherry tomato
Carpaccio of swordfish with lime and olive oil
Cornish hen with rosemary roast potato
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