Navarro Vineyards - 2011 Chenin Blanc

2011 Chenin Blanc
Mendocino (Dry)
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Last year we told you that the Young's vineyard had been sold. We have since learned that the new owners wish to use the grapes themselves in the future, so this is Navarro's 15th and last vintage from these sixty year old vines. Fortunately the new proprietors had hired John Young's brother-in-law Troy, an old-time farmer who knows the vineyard well, to manage the ancient vines. When they were planted near Ukiah many years ago, it is doubtful that the grapes were ever made into a wine that was labeled Chenin Blanc. Since Chenin Blanc is a wine with high acidity and a delicate stonefruit flavor profile, it was used by North Coast pioneer grape growers as a workhorse grape, one that could be blended with the higher yielding, more neutral French Colombard. It was only when Americans started to sip imports from the Loire, pretty Vouvrays and attractive Anjous, that Chenin Blanc started to claim a separate and unique identity. Troy Satterwhite, a seasoned grape grower now manages these old vines.		We will miss making wine from these old vines! So if you are a Navarro Chenin Blanc fan, this is the time to stock up since we have not yet found another source of old vines of this variety. This vintage has a flavor profile of lime, tropical fruit and a touch of grapefruit. The Chenin Blanc was aged in seasoned French oak and a blend was selected that includes 10% Chardonnay and 9% Sauvignon Blanc. It is delicious with vegetarian cuisine such as stir fried vegetables with walnuts or even an arugula salad with Ahi. Many of Navarro's customers like to camp beneath ancient redwoods in Hendy Woods State Park which is scheduled to be closed July 1, 2012. This last stand of virgin redwoods shelters half of all the overnight accommodations in Anderson Valley. A local non-profit has been formed to Keep Hendy Woods Open. Visit their website at www.hendywoods.org and click on Home Page to see how you can help keep access to this grove of ancient redwoods open to the public.

Specifications
Harvested:	Oct. 13, 2011	Sugars at harvest:	23.2° Brix
Bottled:	Feb. 14, 2012	Cases produced:	976
Alcohol:	13.0%	Residual sugars:	0.2%
Titratable acidity:	7.6 g/L	pH:	3.20

2011 Chenin Blanc

THREE STARS Are you looking for a really good value white wine? If so, call Navarro and order a case of this wine. It is Very Good. It is almost clear colored and opens with fragrant and appealing ripe pear bouquet with a hint of clementine. On the palate, this wine is medium bodied, crisp and displays plenty of acidity that mellows with air. The flavor profile is a very nice blend of lots of flavors. I detected Bosc pear, green apple, lime, and white pepper. I also got some hints of pineapple and minerality as well. The finish is dry and its acidity is present here as well. I would pair this wine swordfish kabobs off the grill this summer. Enjoy - Ken- Ken Hoggins, KensWineGuide.com, April 11, 2012.

2005 Chenin Blanc

THREE STARS - This is a big, rich Chenin, juicy and mouth-filling, with tropical fruit, pear and yellow peach aromas and flavors. It's clean, balanced and an outstanding value. - Linda Murphy, San Francisco Chronicle, April 13, 2006.

Rich, juicy and mouth filling, with tropical fruit, pear and yellow peach aromas and flavors. It’s clan, balanced and an outstanding value. - San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, “Top 100 Wines of 2005”, December 4, 2005.

2003 Chenin Blanc

To me, the mood of Navarro's crisp dry Chenin Blanc is captured in the image that appears in Botticelli’s Primavera of the three graces dancing in a circle, hands enlaced, in diaphanous gowns-free-spirited and ethereal. Made from venerable 50-year old vines on John Young's Mendocino estate, the Chenin Blanc grapes were aged just one month in seasoned barrels, so as not to overpower the natural delicate melony-peach-apple perfume of the grapes. A small dose of Sauvignon Blanc was added to help smooth out the finish. With just 0.3% residual sugar, the wine is pleasantly dry. - Barbi Gifford Shimer, The Vine Line, May 2004.

Chenin Blanc

Navarro Vineyards makes a very nice crisp, dry Chenin blanc available only from the winery. - Laurie Daniel, San Jose Mercury News, "Refreshing Whites to Toast Summer", July 8, 1998.

2000 Chenin Blanc

This Navarro offering is the rare exception that demonstrates the great heights American Chenin Blanc can soar to when planted in an appropriately cool climate. In addition to climate, the fruit for this Chenin is drawn from old (planted 1946), low yielding vines. Wine-master Ted Bennett has wisely kept the oak to a minimum and has eschewed an ML fermentation to retain the grape's innate fruit flavors. A whiff releases a potpourri of wild flowers, dry hay and green melon smells. This white fairly bursts in the mouth with fresh pears, peach and melon fruit tones with a tangy twist of lemon. The dry finish is remarkably long and distinguished by a subtle minerality. Their rare jewel is a wonderful respite from Chardonnay overload and a perfect foil for the lighter meals of spring and summer. - Hi-Time Wine Cellars, April 2001..

Crisp and aromatic, with pretty white peach flavors. - San Jose Mercury News, August 29, 2001..

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