Frank Family Vineyards Chardonnay

TASTING NOTES The 2014 Chardonnay has a pale yellow straw color. Aromas of white flowers stone fruit lemon zest and a hint of vanilla lead to a rich and enveloping palate of lychee fruit and toasted almonds with bright mouth-watering acidity. VINEYARDS The foundation for the 2014 Carneros Chardonnay is Frank Family’s Lewis Vineyard located in the heart of Napa-Carneros near the shores of the San Pablo Bay. It is made up of 78 acres planted on gently rolling hills with 68 acres planted to Chardonnay and 10 acres planted to Pinot Noir. The predominant maritime influence of the Pacific Ocean creates the cool temperature fog and wind that make Carneros ideally suited for growing cool climate varietals. The Lewis Vineyard consists primarily of shallow and dense clay loam soils receiving only 20 inches of rainfall annually. The restricting soils result in extremely low yields producing grapes with strong character and balanced acidity. COOPERAGE Barrel fermented in 34% new 33