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The Transparency of FEL Chardonnay

In my experience, the FEL wines are made to emphasize freshness and varietal expression. The 2018 Chardonnay continues this theme. Blended from picking dates ranging just over a month from several vineyards planted with a wide variety of Heritage clones and Dijon selections, the wine is whole cluster pressed, fermented in neutral French oak barrels, limited in malolactic fermentation and aged on lies with no stirring for ten months.

Wine Reviews, USA, California, ChardonnayChristy Canterbury MWMarch 24, 2020FEL Wines, Anderson Valley, Heritage Varieties, Dijon ClonesComment

Pinot Noir: The Gypsy

Last week I met Davis Bynum. Davis was one of the modern pioneers of Russian River Valley. (The Russians who settled there in the early 1800s planted vines before the Gold Rush of 1849.) In fact, Davis was the first to produce a single vineyard Pinot Noir from the area AND indicate its origins on the label.

Geeky Stuff, Pinot Noir, USA, CaliforniaChristy Canterbury MWMay 31, 2012Clones, Davis Bynum, Pinot Noir, Pommard, Wadenswil, Russian River Valley, Sonoma, Dijon ClonesComment

Heritage Clones

“Paul really likes to use ‘heritage’ clones.” Calera, Swan and Mt. Eden are among their Pinot Noir selections and Wente, Bato and Rudd are among the Chardonnay plantings.

Geeky Stuff, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, USA, CaliforniaChristy Canterbury MWFebruary 14, 2012Burgundy, Bourgogne, Clones, Pommard, Pinot Noir, Sonoma, Viticulture, Paul Hobbs Winery, MW, Dijon Clones, Swan, Calera, Mt. Eden, Wente, Bato, RuddComment