Carpe Diem Firepeak Vineyard Chardonnay 2007

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BN#281857

Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem wines are based on the elegant and refined Burgundy winemaking style which reflects the uniqueness of their soil and varietal characters. Vine stressing is utilized to force the vines to grow deeper into the earth where the vines begins to inherit the “earthy” characteristics so well known in a great French Burgundy. Small open top fermentors are used, with each clone kept separately until the final blend. The percentages of new oak used in the treatment of the wine are conservative using less than 50% to allow for the varetial characteristics to be the main focus.

Wine Enthusiast

Packs a punch with intense flavors of ripe pineapple purée, papaya, butterscotch, vanilla and cinnamon spice, as well as the minerality that wines from Edna Valley often display. All this is offset by crisp coastal acidity.

Score: 88. —Steve Heimoff, December 14, 2009.

Wine Spectator

This full-bodied white is crisp and flinty, with mineral, citrus, green apple and melon flavors that are a touch raw, but the flavors linger on the finish. Drink now through 2015. 3,000 cases made.

Score: 87. —James Laube, 2010.