King Estate Willamette Valley Chardonnay 750 ML

The Willamette Valley is developing an increasingly strong reputation for Chardonnay. The grapes fare well in the cooler climates of Burgundy, France – where Chardonnay originated – and Oregon. Both regions are along the 45th parallel, producing a medium-bodied wine with pleasant acidity and fruit flavors of green apple and pear.Fruit is whole cluster pressed and fermented in oak barrels, stainless steel and the concrete egg vessel. About half the wine undergoes a secondary malolactic fermentation, producing a soft, creamy dimension to the wine. Aged 10 months in French oak, 15% new, with weekly batonnage, where the lees are stirred back into the wine.