{"product_id":"cakebread-chardonnay-napa","title":"Cakebread - Chardonnay, Napa","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, 91% of the grapes for the Napa Valley Chardonnay came from the cool-climate Carneros District at the southern tip of the valley, with 41% of the fruit from Estate Carneros vineyards. Carneros enjoys a long, cool growing season that fully ripens its grapes while retaining the bright acidity that gives this Napa Valley Chardonnay its freshness and vitality. The other 9% of the fruit came from the Oak Knoll district just north of the city of Napa, a slightly warmer, but still cool-to-mild appellation influenced by evening and morning fog. Blending fruit from the two regions results in a rich, yet elegant and complex wine. Grapes were hand-harvested at night to maximize freshness and varietal intensity, then whole-cluster-pressed, with the free-run juice transferred to French oak barrels for fermentation. Twenty-two percent of the wine was put through a secondary, malolactic fermentation to enrich flavors and texture. The 2016 Napa Valley Chardonnay aged sur lie (on the yeast lees) for eight months in 34% new French oak barrels, with periodic stirring of the lees to add an appealingly creamy, slightly yeasty tone to the wine’s crisp, vibrant fruit flavors. | Brand: Cakebread | Varietal: Chardonnay | Country: United States | Region: Napa | ABV: 14.2% | Size: 750ml\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cakebread","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":57972316242245,"sku":"576dc16969702d3b3c12ee00","price":60.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1061\/8925\/9077\/files\/large_68a57c56-6781-4ecc-8e2e-f8b486d366df.jpg?v=1778851760","url":"https:\/\/tuxedo.010bits.com\/products\/cakebread-chardonnay-napa","provider":"Tuxedo Wines and Spirits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}