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Wine of the Day, No. 373

Wine of the Day, No. 373

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Fredric Koeppel
Apr 25, 2018
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The Raeburn Winery Chardonnay 2016, Russian River valley, could serve as a model for winemakers trying to fashion a

chardonnay that balances the bold, oaky California style with the more deft, elevating Chablis manner. The wine was barrel-fermented 75 percent in oak barrels-- French and Hungarian, 50 percent new -- and 75 percent went through malolactic;…

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