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Bridlewood Estate Winery Chardonnay 2019 Santa Barbara County

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  • Bridlewood Estate Winery championed varietal expressions from throughout California's Central Coast region. Their 2019 Santa Barbara County Chardonnay features the juice of hand-harvested, whole-bunch-pressed grapes primarily from Rancho Real in the Santa Maria Valley.
  • A combination of fermentation in concrete eggs and stainless steel preserves the wine's freshness and vibrancy, while lees stirring leads to a rounder mouthfeel.
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Tech Notes Wine Details
Unit Size750.00 ML
VarietalChardonnay
Vintage2019
GrapeChardonnay
CountryUnited States
AppellationSanta Barbara County
RegionCentral Coast
Alcohol Content13.50%
By Bridlewood Estate Winery
Bridlewood 2019 Santa Barbara County Chardonnay

Background
Hailing from the premier regions of California's Central Coast, Bridlewood wines are handcrafted with care and passion. Bridlewood Estate Winery embodies the diverse sub-appellations and varietals of the vast Central Coast, inspired by the spirit of California's relaxed way of life. Visit Bridlewood's stunning 105-acre estate and intimate tasting room in the heart of Santa Barbara County.

Tasting Notes
Our 2019 Bridlewood Santa Barbara County Chardonnay is a vibrant, mineral-driven white wine reflective of cool, foggy mornings on the coast. Our Chardonnay shows the color of light straw with a vibrant green hue in the glass and aromas of soft floral and wet slate on the nose. The palate is dry, crisp, and light, with a flinty minerality. A depth of white peach, apricot, and lemon zest stays energetic through the long finish. Our Chardonnay is the perfect squeeze of lemon with raw oysters and brunch fare, such as eggs benedict with creamy hollandaise sauce.

Viticulture
For this wine, we harvested Chardonnay clone 76, which thrives on its own roots in sandy soils atop bluffs located only 15 miles from the Pacific Ocean. The majority of the grapes for our Chardonnay originated from Rancho Real in the Santa Maria Valley, an east-west valley that funnels in cooling marine breezes and allows longer hang time. The 2019 growing season experienced normal rainfall and conditions in line with the previous two vintages. Harvest produced smaller yields of exceptional-quality fruit with concentrated flavor.

Winemaking
Following 100% hand-harvesting, we whole-cluster pressed the bunches and clarified the juice for two days prior to racking. Fermentation occurred in concrete eggs and stainless steel to highlight minerality and allow the fruit characteristics to shine. To give the palate more depth, the lees were stirred weekly.

Technical Details
Varietal Content: Chardonnay
Appellation: Santa Barbara County
Alcohol Content: 13.50%
Titratable Acidity: 7.4g/L
Residual Sugar: 0.5g/L
pH: 3.32
[Information provided by Bridlewood Winery]