Far Niente Chardonnay
| Vintage: | 2021 |
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| Description: | Winemaker Notes\r\nBright and lively, the 2021 vintage opens with aromas of lemon zest, kumquat, toasted almonds, hint of wet stone and flint, light fresh cut herbs. This wine immediately enchants with a silky entry and vibrant flavors of grilled citrus, light green melon and toasted oak that expand across the mid palate all the way until the finish.\r\nWine Spectator 92 Points\r\nAbout Far Niente\r\nFar Niente Winery was established\u00a0in 1885 by John Benson, a forty-niner of the California gold rush and uncle of the famous American impressionist painter, Winslow Homer. Benson hired architect Hamden McIntyre, creator of the former Christian Brothers winery\u2014now the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone\u2014to design the building. Constructed against a hillside in western Oakville, Far Niente functioned as a gravity flow winery, gently moving the grapes through each stage of production.\r\nFar Niente prospered until the onset of Prohibition in 1919, when it was abandoned and left to fall into disrepair. Sixty years later, in 1979, Gil Nickel purchased the winery and adjacent vineyard and began a three-year restoration of the property, which resulted in placement on the National Register of Historical Places. During restoration, the original name, Far Niente, from an Italian phrase that romantically translated means \u201cwithout a care,\u201d was found carved in stone on the front of the building where it remains to this day. We felt an obligation to preserve the name with the hope that we could recapture a bygone era when life was indeed without a care.\r\nNineteen eighty-two marked the return of winemaking to Far Niente, with the harvest of the winery\u2019s first Cabernet Sauvignon. Chardonnay was also produced at the winery for the first time that year; the 1979, \u201980 and \u201981 vintage wines were made at an offsite location. Today, the winery continues to focus on producing only the two varietal wines. |
| Price: | $ 49.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from BASSER’S Fine Wine
| Address: |
6240 Coral Ridge Drive Coral Springs, FL 33076 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 954-840-3122 |
First added to 1000 Corks on July 19, 2023.
