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Marimar Estate La Masia Chardonnay 2010

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Product Description

Overview

Winery: Marimar Estate

Don Miguel Vineyard
Russian River Valley AVA

The Vinification
The grapes were harvested September 10-26, then gently whole-cluster pressed and barrel fermented in premium French oak. The barrels were 20% new oak from the forest of Allier, coopered by Rousseau, Damy, and Dargaud & Jaegle. After undergoing 100% malolactic fermentation, the wine was aged on its lees for ten months and bottled in August 2011.

The Clones
The vineyard’s 30 acres of Chardonnay are planted with three different clones. The blend of clones in the 2010 vintage is 61% See, 21% Rued and 18.0% Spring Mountain.

Tasting Notes
Complex nose with intense citrus and floral aromas of gardenia and honeysuckle, plus a minerality reminiscent of wet pebbles. A note of hazelnut and spice from the elegant oak carries through on the palate. Great balance and mouthfeel, with a lingering finish and long aging potential but delightful to drink right now.

"There’s a lot of lees influence on this wine, which gives it a sourdough taste and creamy mouthfeel. It’s dense in tropical fruit, citrus, green apple and honey notes, with a touch of sweet, smoky oak. A dry, complex, multilayered wine, this will gain traction with 2–4 years in the cellar. — S.H"
- Wine Enthusiast (December 2012), 94 pts

Country: United States
Region: California , California (Sonoma County)
Winery: Marimar Estate
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2010
Bottle Size: 750ml
Organic: NO

The Marimar Estate

Exporting a Legacy To California

Nestled in the rolling hills of western Sonoma County, the Russian River/Green Valley appellation is a perfect microclimate for growing Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Only 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean and 50 miles north of San Francisco, the site is influenced by the sea's cooling breezes and drifting fog. That is why Marimar Torres selected this privileged location to "export" the Torres family legacy of fine wines to California.

A Catalan Farmhouse-Winery

Built in 1992 with a capacity of 15,000 cases, the winery sits on a hill surrounded by vines. The production wing is outfitted with carefully selected equipment, to allow the control essential to producing a wine based on minimal handling. Its three barrel rooms with independent temperature and humidity controls provide flexibility to experiment with various vinification techniques, in order to best express the fruit's character.

The Marimar Vineyard

The Don Miguel Vineyard: A Unique Site

Marimar came to live in California in 1975. After two years of searching, she acquired the land and began planting the vineyard in 1986. Today there are 30 acres planted with Chardonnay and 30 with Pinot Noir. The wines are made entirely from estate-grown grapes. Named in honor of the late patriarch of the family, the vineyard is unique in California because it is totally European in style. The vines are trained very close to the ground on an open vertical trellis, following the slope of an east-facing hillside; the rootstocks are phylloxera resistant; and the planting density is 2000 vines per acre, four times more than is traditional in California. Such high density promotes root competition and diminishes vigor, naturally reducing the output per vine.

Yields are low and labor is intensive, but the vines live longer and produce grapes with greater concentration of flavors, more refined and elegant aromas, and better balance. To contribute complexity, Marimar did extensive research to select several clones of each varietal: See, Rued and Spring Mountain for Chardonnay; and Cristina 88, Swan, Pommard, Lee, Dijon 115 and Dijon 667 for Pinot Noir. Each clone brings different attributes to the final blend, resulting in wines with deep layers of flavor

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