2023 Private Reserve Chardonnay
$34.00
Private Reserve Chardonnay
Varietal: Chardonnay
Tasting Notes:
Vibrant lemon aromas with hints of honey, butterscotch and vanilla. Bright acidity and a creamy mouthfeel offer up lemon meringue and oak spice flavors. Racy, lemony acidity goes on and on through the lingering finish.
Pair with: Roasted turkey, Parmesan crusted halibut, or baked brie topped with honey.
Awards
2026 Idaho Wine Competition (2024 vintage)
2016 Great Northwest Wine Invitational (2015 vintage)
2016 Idaho Wine Competition (2015 vintage)
Specs
| Composition Notes | 100% Chardonnay |
| Vineyards | Sawtooth Block 52 (SRV) |
| Release Date | 2026 |
| Cases Produced | |
| Growing Season Notes | The 2024 growing season began with a cool, wet spring, delaying bud break, slowing early berry development and limiting yields. Hot, sunny days and cool nights accelerated development through the summer, and that diurnal shift allowed the fruit to maintain an excellent balance of sugar and acid. |
| Composition Notes | 100% Chardonnay |
| Vineyards | Sawtooth Block 52 (SRV) |
| Release Date | November 2024 |
| Cases Produced | 278 |
| Growing Season Notes | 2023 began with a colder-than-usual winter and late frosts, delaying bud break and a cool spring slowed early vine development. A warm and dry summer allowed the grapes to catch up, and late summer heat allowed even ripening. The lower yields brought on by early weather challenges led to a high quality vintage, with excellent flavor concentration and balance. |
| Composition Notes | 100% Chardonnay |
| Vineyards | Sawtooth Block 52 (Snake River Valley AVA) |
| Release Date | November 2023 |
| Cases Produced | |
| Growing Season Notes | The 2022 growing season had a late start with a cold, wet spring. However, the arrival of summer quickly put an end to that! Warm weather continued through October helping the fruit to ripen. Even though harvest occurred later than in previous years, it was a very bountiful one. |
| Composition Notes | 100% Chardonnay |
| Vineyards | Sawtooth Block 52 (Snake River Valley) |
| Release Date | November 2022 |
| Cases Produced | 191 |
| Growing Season Notes | The warm spring and hot summer of 2021 brought forth an early harvest and lower yields for our Reserve Chardonnay. The growing season also brought forth intense fruit flavors, rich texture and balanced acidity with the daily diurnal temperature shift of warm days and cool nights. |
| Composition Notes | 100% Chardonnay |
| Vineyards | Sawtooth Block 52 |
| Release Date | November 2021 |
| Cases Produced | 225 |
| Growing Season Notes | 2020 was a textbook vintage year with bud break in mid-April followed by an abundant fruit set. Warm summer daytime temperatures followed by cool nights created an exceptional balance of fruit flavors and acidity. This Chardonnay was hand-harvested September 29th. |