Fournier Vineyard Chardonnay
Vintage 2002
Color LiIght Straw.
Aroma Floral, rose petal, with pear, melon and spice.
Taste Well balanced, again with pears, toasty oak, good acid and a long fruity after-taste.
The Year The 2002 growing season began with several vineyards experiencing frost in April. Summer gave Napa Valley a long, mild growing season with only a few manageable heat spikes in late September and early October - speeding harvest to a close. Growers "green suckered" or pruned the shoots and leaves a bit more often than normal to allow the vines to put their energy into the grape clusters - ensuring highly concentrated and complex fruit flavors.
Harvest October 7, 2002 Brix 24.4 pH 3.66 TA 0.69
Fermentation 18-21 days in 100% new French oak barrels.
Aged 19 months in French oak 60 gallon cooperage, 40% new oak.
Bottled May 26, 2004
Released April, 2005
Varietal 100% Chardonnay
Alcohol 14%
Appellation 100% 2002 vintage, Fournier Vineyards, Carneros, Napa Valley, California