Winery StockwellChardonnay Steel
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The Chardonnay Steel of the Winery Stockwell is in the top 0 of wines of Santa Cruz Mountains.
Details and technical informations about Winery Stockwell's Chardonnay Steel.
Discover the grape variety: Forastera
Lively, fresh dry whites with a pale golden robe, a slender palate and preserved acidity. Signature aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white flowers, white-fleshed fruits (green apple) and volcanic mineral notes from the Canaries. Refreshing Atlantic profile. Grown on small plots in the Canary Islands, contributing to Spain's Atlantic wine identity. Native Spanish and Portuguese white grape of the Canaries and Galicia (Forastera Blanca).
Informations about the Winery Stockwell
The Winery Stockwell is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Santa Cruz Mountains to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains
High-altitude AVA above the Pacific fog layer: signature Pinot Noir as king on cool slopes — complex reds with red and black fruits, Burgundian finesse and New World depth, long ageing. Ample, tannic Cabernet Sauvignon on warmer, sunnier eastern slopes. Lively, mineral Chardonnay with measured oak ageing, Merlot and Zinfandel as backup (25% each). Rugged terrain between San Francisco and Monterey, a chiselled mountain identity.
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: Grand Cru
In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.
