HAWLEY WINES
2005 Russian River Valley
Chardonnay
Technical
- Appellation: Russian River Valley
- Varietal Composition: 100% Chardonnay
- Harvest Date: October 6, 2005 and September 29, 2005
- Alcohol: 13.9% Ph: 3.42 TA: .68
- Bottling Date: June 8, 2006
- Cases Bottled: 697
- Release Date: Jan 1, 2007
Vineyard Sources
Sonoma county’s Russian River Valley provides the ideal climate to insure intense fruit flavors and balanced acidity in this versatile grape. In 2005 we sourced fruit from three vineyards:
49% Polkenhorn Vineyard, Willowside Road
47% Gaddis Vineyard, Piner Road
4% Rousseau Vineyard, Vine Hill Road
The 2005 growing season began with a warm, early spring. The mild summer allowed for slow and even maturity with a hot spell at the end to bring everything to ripeness. The resulting berries were unusually small and intensely flavored.
Brix at harvest 24
Winemaking
This wine was whole-cluster pressed, to minimize tannin, and fermented in 25% new French oak barrels. Barrel fermentation and sur lee aging adds a velvety mouth-feel and toasty notes. 100% malolactic fermentation softens the high natural acidity of the grapes and adds a buttery complexity.
Tasting Notes
This 100% Chardonnay shows flavors of crisp green apples, citrus, and peach along with spicy oak notes and a buttery mouth-feel.
Hawley Wine
PO Box 1831, Healdsburg CA. 95448
6387 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg CA. 95448
Phone/Fax 707-431-2705
www.hawleywine.com