Palate
Lightly oaked with a crisp and clean texture. Exquisite on the palate, flavors of pineapple, cutting grapefruit, and toffee lend to a long, pristine finish.
Growing Conditions
Dr. Ron Bitner manages Rose Cottage Vineyard—an additional 55-acre
vineyard that includes this Chardonnay block planted in 1981. With minimal spray applications, Rose CottageVineyard is tended to by hand and with the same love applied to our estate vineyards. For forty years, this vineyard has produced clean, beautiful fruit.
Aging
French Oak Staves (3 months), Stainless steel (6 months)
Food Pairing
This bright, refreshing Chardonnay pairs especially well with Tucson chicken in a creamy herb sauce, parmesan-crusted scallops with truffle cauliflower puree, pesto, mushroom, and Maryland-Style Blue Crab Cakes.