2020 Rust Ridge Napa Chardonnay
2020

Rust Ridge Napa Chardonnay

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This Chardonnay has been cool fermented in a combination of French and American oak barrels and allowed to sit, sur lie, for six months before bottling.

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  • Vintage: 2020
  • Varietal: Chardonnay
  • Appellation: Chiles Valley, Napa Valley
  • Alcohol: 14.2%

Full-bodied and creamy with salty minerals, this is a meal unto itself. Of course, you could, and should, pair this with your best roast chicken dish.

Chiles Valley, Napa Valley

Most people who live in Napa Valley can’t even tell you where Chiles Valley is, and it was established as an AVA in 1983! It is an AVA shaped like the giant battleship in the game Battleship. If you were in St. Helena or Oakville and walked east, past Lake Hennessey, up into the rugged and treacherous hills south of Howell Mountain, at least 600 feet in elevation, you’d end up in Chiles Valley. Are you following along? We know you are. You’d see Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, and Cabernet Franc planted there. And when you get up there, tell anyone within earshot what you know—that the valley was named after Joseph Ballinger Chiles, one of the first settlers to receive a Mexican land grant in the area. Then, ask whoever you’re speaking to if they have a helicopter to help get you home.

Recipe Pairings:
Roast Chicken

Rosenblum Menu Pairings:
Salted Marcona Almonds

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