Red Tail Ridge Chardonnay Barrel Fermented 2015 Bottle:12 allowing a slow ripening period

allowing a slow ripening period

The first two are somewhat rare

Wine Spectator 90 points - Round and supple

smoked duck or creamy mushroom soup

Red Tail Ridge Chardonnay Barrel Fermented 2015 Bottle:12 allowing a slow ripening periodVintage Notes: One of the harshest Februarys on record with extreme cold and heavy snow fall. this was followed by a relatively mild spring and summer. A series of very hot and humid episodes during the latter part of veraison accelerated berry soening and ripening across all varieties. this provided the proper viticultural criteria for the development of high quality noble rot, and also shortened the ripening window for all varieties across the