$20
2011 Cutting Horse Vineyard Chardonnay
This limited release wine is a tribute to the sport of Cutting, with a percentage of the sales going to NCHA charities and Colorado State University for equine medical research. According to Janet Trefethen, an avid cutter, “This is a wonderful way to enjoy a great wine and give support to the equestrian community at the same time.”
The Trefethen family is renowned for its Napa Valley Estate Grown Wines. Theirs is a rich agricultural heritage with a passion for winemaking. Nearly everyone in the family is a top-ranked cutter, so it only seems fitting to integrate these two life-long pursuits.
A champion horse is like a champion wine ~
Trefethen Family Vineyards… The Best Bred Wines!
Vintage
- 2011
Varietal
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100% Chardonnay
Appellation
- Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley
Estate Vineyard
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100% Main Ranch
Harvest
- September 6–November 1
Oak
- 7 months in 97% French, 3% Hungarian
Barrel Fermentation
- 86%
Malolactic Fermentation
- 11%
Alcohol
- 13.5%
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Another in a series of cooler vintages, 2011 got off to a late start with a cool and wet spring. It even rained a couple inches in June, a month that is typically dry. The rest of the summer was more seasonable, although not quite as hot as usual. With vine development progressing, but still delayed, we were delighted to have a very warm and dry September. October was a roller coaster with some rains and high humidity early on and then, thankfully, some dry and warm winds from the north provided the finishing touch for the later varieties.
