Descripción

Shafer Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay es un vino envejecido en madera elaborado por Shafer con la variedad Chardonnay. El resultado es un blanco serio, cremoso y elegante que se elabora en el corazón del Valle de Napa.


 

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Shafer Vineyards
Tipo
Blanco
Añada
2022
Grado
14.5% vol.
Variedad
100% Chardonnay
Origen
Napa Valley

Cata

Nariz
Aromas de frutas blancas y cítricas, notas de vainilla y toques miel y balsámicos.
Boca
En boca es intenso, fresco y voluminoso. Un vino sabroso, de textura sedosa, acidez brillante y final largo y persistente.

Viñedo y elaboración

Descripción
Shafer Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay procede de una finca en la zona de Carneros, una de las zonas más frescas del Valle de Napa.
Edad
Las viñas se plantaron en 1980.
Cosecha
La vendimia se realiza cuando la uva alcanza su punto óptimo de maduración y se cultiva mediante una agricultura respetuosa con el medio ambiente.
Vinificación
Las uvas se prensan suavemente y el mosto resultante fermenta el 75% en barricas y el resto en depósitos de acero inoxidable.
Envejecimiento
Crianza durante 12 meses en barricas de roble francés de 225 litros.

Opinión de los críticos

Wine Enthusiast:

All elegance and silk, this beautifully balanced wine offers a lively texture, with subtle lemon, toast and kiwi flavors on a full body. The mouthfeel is graceful and mouthwatering, backed by acidity that perfectly meets the generous fruit flavors. Making a wine of this caliber in thousands of cases is quite an accomplishment. Best from 2027–2032.

Jeb Dunnuck:

I love the 2022 Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch. It's a richer, broad, yet still fresh and lively Chardonnay with ripe citrus and pineapple fruits, medium to full body, a layered mouthfeel, and terrific toast, brioche, honeysuckle, and lemon oil aromatics. It will keep for 4-6 years, if not longer, but I love it today.

The Wine Advocate:

A modern-day classic, Shafer's 2022 Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch continues the tradition, delivering pristine pineapple notes alongside hints of citrus curd, pencil shavings and mocha. Full-bodied, round and generous, this no-malolactic-fermentation Chardonnay harmoniously tapers down into a clean, crisp finish. The only quibble with this vintage is that it may show a touch of alcoholic warmth.

James Suckling:

A vibrant, agile and poised Chardonnay with aromas of pears, apples, sweet spices, jasmine and hints of stones. It’s medium- to full-bodied with precise definition on the palate. Fresh acidity and crunchy fruity at the center and a velvety touch to the edge, bringing volume and a voluptuous character throughout. Lively and long finish. Drink or hold.

Decanter:

Beautifully deep golden colour flecked with emerald hues. A full-flavoured, round, expressive Chardonnay with a host of spicy ginger, salted lemon peel, honeycomb and sea shell mineral nuances. It is so round and creamy on the palate but balanced by ripe acidity, which seems to hit the palate with such precision that it builds tension only after the rich, sweet fruit character pulls you in. Everything aforementioned reemerges on the long finish layered with jasmine, ginger cream and sweet cedar.