2017 Marimar Estate (Marimar Torres) Chardonnay La Masia Don Miguel Vineyard online on Bidvino.com

Vintage : 2017
Bottle Size : Standard - 750ml
Format : Single Bottle
Abv : 14.0%
Producer : Marimar Estate (Marimar Torres)
Varietal : Chardonnay
Vineyard : Don Miguel Vineyard
Wine type : White
Designation : La Masia
Appellation : Russian River Valley
Country : USA
Region : California
Sub region : Sonoma County
Drink Between : 2019 - 2021
JS : 90
RP : 88
WS : 88

Marimar came to live in California in 1975. After two years of searching, she acquired the land and began planting the vineyard in 1986. Today there are 30 acres planted with Chardonnay and 30 with Pinot Noir. The wines are made entirely from estate-grown grapes. Named in honor of the late patriarch of the family, the vineyard is unique in California because it is totally European in style. The vines are trained very close to the ground on an open vertical trellis, following the slope of an east-facing hillside; the rootstocks are phylloxera resistant; and the planting density is 2000 vines per acre, four times more than is traditional in California. Such high density promotes root competition and diminishes vigor, naturally reducing the output per vine.

30th Apr 2019
Erin Brooks
88
The 2017 Chardonnay La Masía Don Miguel Vineyard opens with a buttered popcorn note over creamy pear and apple aromas plus white stone fruits and yeasty touches. Light to medium-bodied, it has good intensity of ripe fruit in the mouth and finishes on a buttery note. 1,832 cases produced.

Web Only - 2019
KM
88
This offers lively dried savory notes to the fresh-cut McIntosh apple and Asian pear flavors. Fennel accents show on the fresh finish. Drink now. 1,832 cases made.

November 22, 2018
James Suckling
90
This has a wealth of ripe peaches and melons with handy concentration on the palate, leading to a smooth, ripe and fleshy peach finish. Drink now.