JCB N°81 Chardonnay

Description

Varietal Blend: 100% Chardonnay

Region: Sonoma Coast, California

Winemaking Notes: Whole cluster pressed. Aged in 100% French oak – 25% new oak – aged for 17 months

Tasting Notes: Notes of lemon citrus and honeysuckle entice the nose, then open up to Anjou pears and honeycomb on the palate. With a creamy and silky texture, this bright and easy minerality dances upon the mid-palate and concludes with a long and dry sophisticated finish. Hints of vanilla, citrus, and warm caramel are present throughout in this unfiltered, truly elegant chardonnay.

What the Number 81 Signifies: N° 81 refers to the excitement JeanCharles felt in 1981 when he came to California from Burgundy for the first time. From that trip, he was inspired to make an elegant Chardonnay evocative of the white Burgundies he had grown up with yet undeniably of California provenance.

Pairs well with: Meats & Fish:

Grilled Fish Drizzled with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Corn-Studded Crab Cakes, Slow Roasted Pork with Apples. Grilled Fish Drizzled with Extra Virgin Olive. Oil Corn-Studded Crab Cakes.

Cheese & Nuts, Fruits & Vegetables | Red Peppers, Corn, Butternut Squash, Peaches | Sauces:Sage Butter | Grains:Pumpkin & Ricotta Ravioli