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2003 WineSmith Faux Chablis

In homage to the true Chablis of Bourgogne, our Napa-grown wine offers lemon blossom aromas, firm structure, and mineral depth. The living soil Steve Krebs maintains in this beautifully balanced vineyard imparts a finish of mineral electricity rarely seen in California whites. Bâtonnage sur lies and restrained use of well-seasoned oak helped impart rich structure, aromatic complexity and a reductive strength that invited a few years’ cellaring.

Misappropriation of European place names is particularly disgraceful when used to embellish wines of low stature and unsuitable style. Fortunately, our French friends find wry humor in America’s only pure-Chardonnay “chablis.”

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