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Hope's Cuvée Chardonnay is the utmost dedication to excellence, named in honor of my mother, Hope Signorello. To produce a wine of great significance, it takes a judicious selection of the absolute finest barrels and an intimate understanding of our 30 year old Napa Valley Estate vineyard. The vines are hand harvested at night in small picking trays, allowing us to protect the refined and delicate flavors of Chardonnay. Hope's Cuvée is bottled un-fined and unfiltered allowing this wine to be enjoyed now or for years to come.
Tasting Notes
The Hopes Cuvée Chardonnay emerges from the glass with layers of peach, poached pear and nutmeg. Complex minerality and fl avors of ripe white peaches enhance the rich texture on the palate. Oak provides a touch of spice with hints of vanilla. The soft fi nish remains on the palate long thereafter. Enjoy now through 2016.Winemaking Notes
Careful pressing of whole clusters minimized skin contact. This gentle process helped the wine achieve balance as well as develop a silky mouthfeel and enhances the aging potential. Using native yeasts, the wine fermented in French oak barrels with 100% malolactic fermentation to preserve the natural acidity. Tonnelleries: Francois Freres and Damy. Oak types: Allier, and Troncais. The wine spent 10 months on the lees in French oak (40% new) prior to bottling.