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Senses Wines Heintz Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2021
£323.90
Current Price (inc. Tax)
3 bottle(s) at £107.97 per bottle.
In stock
SKU
HD5564221D
Senses Wines Heintz Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2021
- Grapes Chardonnay 100%
- Country USA
- Region California Sonoma Coast
- Abv 14 %
- Dry/Sweet value: 1 (1 is dry, 7 is very sweet)
Residual Sugar: 0
Contains Sulphites: Yes
Vegetarian/Vegan: Yes/Yes
Milk/Eggs: No/No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No - Case size 3/ 75cl
- Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
- Closure Natural Cork
- Elegant and expressive, the palate is packed with sublime stone fruits layered with spice, cedar, and candied ginger, framed by a racy backbone with a silky texture and extraordinarily long finish. A dry winter with below-average rainfall and a cool start to spring kept the vines dormant late into March. The spring months stayed dry and cool, slowing shoot growth and contributing to low yields and smaller berries. The fruit developed evenly with concentrated flavours, colour and texture. The 2021 harvest occurred in favourable, temperate weather throughout the picking season.
The grapes were barrel-fermented with Indigenous vineyard yeasts to fully express the site. The wine underwent careful bâtonnage, the amount and frequency of which were carefully tailored to the barrel. The wine was matured for 14 months in 100% French oak, of which 30% was new and 70% was second or third passage.
Elegant and expressive, the palate is packed with sublime stone fruits layered with spice, cedar, and candied ginger, framed by a racy backbone with a silky texture and extraordinarily long finish. Senses Wines is the dream of three childhood friends. Christopher, Max, and Myles partnered with critically acclaimed winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown to produce world-class wines from renowned vineyards owned by their families. Since its founding in 2011, Senses Wine's production has grown to include many coveted vineyard sites throughout northern California.
| Price | £269.92 |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Bottles Per Case | 3 |
| Bottle Size | 75 |
| 2 cases 10% off | No |
| Winery | The grapes come from the Heintz family, who have owned their ranch in the Sonoma Coast AVA for over 100 years. In 1982, Charles Heintz planted Clone 4 Chardonnay, he produces fruit for some of the top names in California. The 10-hectare vineyard comprises the renowned Goldridge soil, a light and fluffy sandy loam with excellent drainage properties. The vines are planted in 7x12’ spacing on a split canopy, sustainably cultivated and manually harvested. The healthy, mature vines thrive in the warm microclimate, tempered by the cool coastal breezes and the trademark fog that lingers over the vineyards, bringing moisture and cooling the vines. The result is a long hang-time, during which the vines slowly build aromatic complexity and concentrated flavours superbly balanced by natural, crisp freshness. The world-class fruit produced here is summed up by Robert Parker, whose assessment of the vineyard is “…one of the great grand cru Chardonnay sites in California.” |
| Keywords | Senses, Heintz, Sonoma, Chardonnay 2021 |
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