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2011 Chardonnay (Russian River Valley)

Wine Details
Producer

DuMOL

Place of Origin

United States

Russian River Valley

Sonoma

Color

White

Grape/Blend

Chardonnay

Vintages
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"We picked when we wanted to, mostly in the second half of September," said Andy Smith about the 2011 harvest in Sonoma County."We harvested everything except the Charles Heintz chardonnay before the first rain on October 3."Even if he doesn't consider 2011 to be at the level of 2010 here, Smith believes that the 2011 chardonnays are balanced from the start, showing "intensity and energy more than weight."The pinots may be less dense than normal, owing to the reduced number of sunshine hours during the growing season, added Smith, "but they don't lack for structure."(He indicated some concern about the 2012 pinots because of the high crop levels.)Syrah was the most challenging variety here in 2011 and a lot of fruit was declassified as a result of underripeness or problems with the grape skins."The year was not good for vinifying with whole clusters due to botrytis," noted Smith.

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"We picked when we wanted to, mostly in the second half of September," said Andy Smith about the 2011 harvest in Sonoma County. "We harvested everything except the Charles Heintz chardonnay before the first rain on October 3." Even if he doesn't consider 2011 to be at the level of 2010 here, Smith believes that the 2011 chardonnays are balanced from the start, showing "intensity and energy more than weight." The pinots may be less dense than normal, owing to the reduced number of sunshine hours during the growing season, added Smith, "but they don't lack for structure." (He indicated some concern about the 2012 pinots because of the high crop levels.) Syrah was the most challenging variety here in 2011 and a lot of fruit was declassified as a result of underripeness or problems with the grape skins. "The year was not good for vinifying with whole clusters due to botrytis," noted Smith.