Ferrari-Carano 2008 Emelia's Cuvée Chardonnay - Russian River Valley

The 2008 Emelia’s Cuvée “Vineyard Select” Chardonnay from Russian River Valley - named for Don Carano’s paternal grandmother, Emelia Ferrari – is a delicious wine with aromas of sweet pear, mango, nutmeg, and a touch of maple interwoven with layers of creamy peach and vanilla flavors, and an elegant, smooth, toasty oak finish. An elegant finish characterizes this beautiful wine from our Russian River Valley “Vineyard Select” series

Vintage Notes

A year of fire and ice, we began 2008 battling heavy frost in April, fires in the summer, and heat in the early fall. Reduced yields but intensely flavored, well-balanced, ripe fruit was the happy result of a very challenging growing season. Harvest began mid-August and the Chardonnay grapes for this wine were picked the beginning of September — 2008 being one of the fastest harvests we can remember.

Winemakers Notes

Two Chardonnay clones comprise this wine, which is hand harvested, whole-cluster pressed, cold settled for 24 hours in stainless steel tanks, and then moved directly to barrels for fermentation using select, new French oak barrels. Aged separately by lot, Emelia’s Cuvée completes 80 percent malolactic fermentation and is sur lie aged and stirred every two weeks for 10 months prior to bottling.

Appellation: Russian River Valley “Vineyard Select”

Blend:100% Chardonnay

Cooperage: 23% new French oak, 77% older French oak

Release Day: May 2010

Rhonda's Recipe and Pairing Notes

Spicy Lime Ginger Grilled Shrimp

Emelia’s Cuvée Chardonnay pairs perfectly with seafood and poultry entrees, as well as salads with tropical fruit-based dressings. Light pastas, rice and vegetable dishes also marry well.

 

Price Details The price of this product varies with the quantity of products ordered in the category "Mixed Case Discounts" Qty Unit Price 1 - 5 $36.00 6 - 11 $36.00 $32.40 12 + $36.00 $30.60