making it ideal for the Clone 15 plantings and expressed in the typically bright fruit and marked thread of minerality that Petrie Chardonnay is renowned for
It is very focused and pretty with fresh acidity and firm tannins
Once fermentation finished a small amount of stirring was used to help start malolactic fermentation
• Wine can age for up to 20 years
this property is steeply sloped facing southwest
Bonny Doon Le Cigare Blanc 2011 bacco making it ideal for thePale gold with green gold highlights, the grenache blanc dominant blend has a somewhat different aromatic profile from the 2010 vintage. A very strong impression of melon, along with Asian pear, pineapple and grapefruit pith, and in the mouth, very rich, sporting a certain modicum of tannin; this bodes exceptionally well for great longevity. The wine's unique flavors will pair exceptionally well with hard cheeses, seafood (lobster especially), roasted