Simi Chardonnay Reserve Russian River 6 / Case

Vineyards to make our 2013 reserve chardonnay we turned to our own goldfields vineyard in the russian river valley where complexity in fruit structure aromas and flavors comes from planting a variety of field selections and clones originating from some of california’s oldest and best chardonnay vineyards. Fifty-two percent of the fruit for this wine came from the goldfields estate. We brought in the rest of the grapes from neighboring dutton family vineyards and tilbury vineyard farmed by the dutton family one of the oldest grape-growing families in the russian river valley. Vines used to make this chardonnay are 25 years old. Vintage 2013 2013 was a great growing season for white varietals. A wet spring with rains stopping just at flowering set up an extended growing season. Daytime temperatures were warm upwards of 88-90 f on average while cool nights and foggy mornings allowed for slow gentle ripening giving full fruit expression and brilliant minerality on the finish.