Vintage Notes
The fruit for this wine comes six vineyard sites in the Russian River Valley, an area known for producing some of the world’s best Chardonnays. A year of fire and ice, we began 2008 battling heavy frost in April, a hot summer and heat continuing into the early fall. Reduced yields but intensely flavored, well-balanced, ripe fruit was the happy result of a very challenging growing season. The Chardonnay grapes for this wine were picked during the month of September.

Winemakers Notes
Seven Chardonnay clones comprise our 2008 Tré Terre Chardonnay. Each lot for this wine is whole-cluster pressed, then cold settled for two days in stainless steel tanks, and within 24 hours is moved directly to barrels, utilizing 19 different French oak cooperages. Aged completely separately in French oak, the wines complete 80 percent malolactic fermentation and are sur lie aged and stirred weekly for 10 months until bottled.

Rhonda's Recipe and Pairing Notes

This wine’s rich fruit component complements mildly spiced vegetarian dishes and rich, creamy shellfish entrées. It also works well with veal, poultry, pasta and rice.