Cambridge WineryClone 96 Chardonnay
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The Clone 96 Chardonnay of the Cambridge Winery is in the top 0 of wines of San Luis Obispo County.
Details and technical informations about Cambridge Winery's Clone 96 Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Black Monukka
Table grape with long bunches and elongated seedless (pipless) blue-black berries, thin skin and crunchy sweet flesh, with a soft, fruity flavour. Very rarely vinified. Grown in Central Asia, the Mediterranean, California and South Africa for fresh consumption, also used for premium raisins. Very old seedless black table grape variety, probably originating from Central Asia.
Informations about the Cambridge Winery
The Cambridge Winery is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of San Luis Obispo County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of San Luis Obispo County
Vast county on California's Central Coast with cool-coastal climates: Chardonnay flagship white (~43%) — elegant and taut with signature notes of citrus, apple, white flowers, butter, honey and mineral touch, acidity chiseled by cool temperatures. Pinot Noir flagship red (~35%) — racy and complex with cherry, raspberry, earth and spices, signature finesse. Edna Valley, Arroyo Grande, SLO Coast (AVA 2022). Pacific mists, long season, Franciscan soils.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Mercaptan
Organic compound resulting from the combination of alcohol and sulphide (H2S) producing an unpleasant odour reminiscent of town gas and rotten eggs.
