Winery JosephChardonnay
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The Chardonnay of the Winery Joseph is in the top 0 of wines of Lodi.
Details and technical informations about Winery Joseph's Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Claverie
Simple, fresh dry whites with a pale golden colour, supple palate with moderate acidity, discreet aromas of white flowers and stone fruits from the Pyrenees. Productive. Often blended with Baroque, Arrufiac and Gros Manseng, contributes to South-West whites and Armagnac eau-de-vie distillation. French indigenous white variety from the South-West, mainly grown in Béarn and Tursan.
Informations about the Winery Joseph
The Winery Joseph is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Lodi to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lodi
Self-proclaimed world capital of Zinfandel (>40% of premium Californian production): old-vine red king (plantings from 1888) — opulent and jammy with notes of blackberry, plum, raspberry, pepper, liquorice and a tobacco touch, coated tannins. Cabernet, Syrah, Merlot, Tempranillo, Albariño, Barbera and Primitivo in the palette (>100 grapes). Viognier and Chardonnay in whites. Central Californian AVA (1986) east of the bay, Mediterranean climate tempered by the delta.
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: Second fermentation
In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.
