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2010 Chardonnay

Wine Details
Producer

Forman

Place of Origin

United States

Rutherford

Napa

Color

White

Grape/Blend

Chardonnay

Vintages
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Ric Forman describes 2009 as a "nervy, elegant, Bordeaux-styled vintage." The fruit came in 12 to 14 days earlier than in 2010 but phenolically ripe, with grape sugars a full degree Brix lower than in 2010. "We started to get some shriveling of the grapes in 2009, so we needed to pick," he told me, adding that he left more of the canopy intact in 2010, which protected the fruit and allowed for longer hang time. The cool summer also helped to preserve acidity in Forman's consistently superb chardonnay.

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I only tasted three wines with Ric and Toby Forman, but that didn't stop this tasting from being one of the highlights of the twelve days I spent in Napa Valley. These wines are all about refinement, subtlety and sheer class.