Beringer Chardonnay Napa Private Reserve

”beringer’s private reserve chardonnay showcases the best of napa valley terroir and the vintage. Often a single-vineyard chardonnay this wine highlights the richness and complexity of this varietal and has been a benchmark chardonnay since its first vintage in 1978. Vintage & vineyards the 2013 vintage began with a warm dry spring and relatively early bud break. Summer was notably consistent with even warm temperatures throughout. Harvest began quite early in august and by september the majority of whites and lighter reds were completely off the vines. Overall it was a high quality crop that was above average in quantity. Grapes for the 2013 private reserve chardonnay were harvested between september 11th and 24th. Beringer’s northernmost chardonnay vineyard and the primary source of the 2012 private reserve chardonnay gamble ranch is located near the town of yountville in the oakville ava where daytime temperatures slowly climb as the cooling morning fog recedes south