2010 Vintage

• Case Production: 216 cases
• Vineyards: Dutton Ranch Sebastopol Vineyard
• Cooperage: French Artisan Oak
• Vinification: Hand sorted, whole cluster pressed, native yeast fermentation, Sur lies with bâtonnage

We have once again selected to spotlight the Dutton Ranch Sebastopol Vineyard’s unique sense of place. These nearly forty year old vines produce a wine with a refined opulence. The gorgeous 2010 Sebastopol is a big rich wine endowed with concentrated layers of orange marmalade, poached pear, and honeyed peaches. Full bodied and flamboyant with integrated seamless oak. This old vine Wente clone is fat and coating and finishes with unctuous notes of dry apricots and brioche. Simply put, this is a cornucopia of hedonistic pleasures. Although this wine was barrel fermented in seventy five percent new French Oak and aged for sixteen months, the oak is a distant afterthought as the finish reminds you of this wine’s distant French relatives.

Dutton Ranch Sebastopol Vineyard

The Russian River Valley Sebastopol Vineyard was planted in 1980 and has the distinction of marine based Goldridge sandy loamy soils and the ability to be dry farmed with the exception of high heat day irrigation. The Chardonnay clone planted here is the old Robert Young selection derived from the Wente clone but selected for the high floral fruit tones. Spacing is 7×11 on the Vine Hill knoll on AxR#1 rootstock.

Dutton Ranch farms over sixty-five unique, separate vineyards located in the coolest area of the Russian River Valley, primarily in the sub-appellation known as the Green Valley. In keeping with the Chateau Boswell desire to support sustainable growers the fruit purchased for our Chardonnay exhibits all the premium fruit characteristics resulting from the Dutton family's emphasis to safeguard the health of their fruit while reigning in chemical applications and other intrusions on the natural farming process. The chief influence on the flavor of their grapes is the prestigious Russian River Valley itself.