Mendocino’s Piper Ranch is a 4,000acre ranch historically dedicated to lumber, cattle, and sheep. Unique high-elevation vineyards -- not to mention rows of chestnuts and a cliff-top rope swing -- now sit atop Piper Ranch on the 2,000’ Manchester Ridge, three miles inland from the Pacific Ocean.
Unprotected from marine influence, Piper Ranch’s cool climate yields the pure, uncommonly acidic grapes we source for our 2008 Talmage Chardonnay. Hints of pineapple and orange blossom combine with a yeasty, bread-like quality. Complex citrus, a creamy, lemon custard mouthfeel, and a crisp finish are emphasized in this elegant wine.
We fermented our 2008 Talmage Chardonnay in new French oak. It was aged sur lie and bottled unfiltered, enhancing this wine’s complex, yeasty flavor.
Other wines in the category Talmage Collection:
Talmage Collection -- 2006 Pija Blend
Talmage Collection -- 2006 Syrah, Mariah Vineyard
Talmage Collection -- 2006 Charbono, Venturi Vineyard
Talmage Collection -- 2008 Marsanne, Alder Springs Vineyard
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