Winemaking Philosophy Experience the...
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Winemaking Philosophy Grand Reserve is a winemaker’s blend of our mountain, ridge, hillside and benchland grapes grown along California’s cool coastal appellations. We hand select grapes from our best estate vineyards and then monitor, taste and hand-hold each individual lot throughout the winemaking process. Each lot is kept separate, barrel-aged and craſted—boutique winery style. Our winemakers have an unmatched palette of flavors, toast levels and terroir nuances from which they masterfully blend these exemplary rich, deep and complex wines. Experience the Difference • Craſted from the top 5% of all the Kendall-Jackson lots • 70% of the wine is from the same vineyard blocks year-to-year, ensuring greater consistency and enhanced complexity with each vintage • Sur lie aged with lees stirred twice monthly to integrate fruit and oak and promote a creamy mouthfeel • All of our estate vineyards are certified sustainable by the CCSW (Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing) and SIP (Sustainability in Practice) programs • Monterey County’s hillside fruit brings Meyer lemon and lime to the nose • Santa Barbara County provides tropical fruit and pineapple Vintage Profile e 2014 vintage was an unusually easy vintage, yet still a vintage very high in quality; similar to the 2012 and 2013. e great weather, which was mostly frost-free early on, lead to development of excellent flavors and structure. ough it was an earlier vintage, the growing season was of normal length due to the early bud break. Enjoy. P u r e C a l i f o r n i a C o a s t a l E x p r e s s i o n 2014 GRAND RESERVE CHARDONNAY FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT KJ.COM © 2016 KENDALL-JACKSON WINERY, SANTA ROSA, CA #KJ16_2439 Statistical Information Appellation: 51% Santa Barbara County 49% Monterey County Composition: 100% Chardonnay Barrel Aging : 10 months aging in 87% French oak (30% new) with the balance in American oak T.A.: 0.62/100ml pH: 3.51 Alcohol: 14.5% Winemaker Notes “Lush tropical fruit intertwines with lemon, lime and floral notes. Elegantly layered, this wine exhibits a rich texture and firm backbone with a hint of vanilla and spice to round out the long finish.” —Randy Ullom, Winemaster “Our family culture is built on the time-honored principles of hard work, integrity, an uncompromising desire for quality and the long-term stewardship of the land.” - JESS JACKSON, founder ®
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Winemaking PhilosophyGrand Reserve is a winemaker’s blend of our mountain, ridge, hillside and benchland grapes
grown along California’s cool coastal appellations. We hand select grapes from our best
estate vineyards and then monitor, taste and hand-hold each individual lot throughout the
winemaking process. Each lot is kept separate, barrel-aged and crafted—boutique winery style.
Our winemakers have an unmatched palette of flavors, toast levels and terroir nuances from
which they masterfully blend these exemplary rich, deep and complex wines.
Experience the Difference • Crafted from the top 5% of all the Kendall-Jackson lots
• 70% of the wine is from the same vineyard blocks year-to-year, ensuring greater
consistency and enhanced complexity with each vintage
• Sur lie aged with lees stirred twice monthly to integrate fruit and oak and promote
a creamy mouthfeel
• All of our estate vineyards are certified sustainable by the CCSW (Certified California
Sustainable Winegrowing) and SIP (Sustainability in Practice) programs
• Monterey County’s hillside fruit brings Meyer lemon and lime to the nose
• Santa Barbara County provides tropical fruit and pineapple
Vintage ProfileThe 2014 vintage was an unusually easy vintage, yet still a vintage very high in quality; similar to
the 2012 and 2013. The great weather, which was mostly frost-free early on, lead to development
of excellent flavors and structure. Though it was an earlier vintage, the growing season was of
normal length due to the early bud break. Enjoy.
P u r e C a l i f o r n i a C o a s t a l E x p r e s s i o n
2 0 1 4 G R A N D R E S E R V E C H A R D O N N AY
F O R M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N P L E A S E V I S I T K J . C O M
© 2016 KENDALL-JACKSON WINERY, SANTA ROSA, CA #K J16_2439
Statistical InformationAppellation: 51% Santa Barbara County 49% Monterey County Composition: 100% Chardonnay Barrel Aging: 10 months aging in 87% French oak (30% new) with the balance in American oak T.A.: 0.62/100mlpH: 3.51Alcohol: 14.5%
Winemaker Notes
“Lush tropical fruit intertwines with lemon, lime and floral notes. Elegantly layered, this wine exhibits a rich texture and firm backbone with a hint of vanilla and spice to round out the long finish.” —Randy Ullom, Winemaster
“Our family culture is built on the time-honored principles of hard work, integrity, an uncompromising
desire for quality and the long-term stewardship of the land.” - JESS JACKSON, founder
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