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2018 Diana's Chardonnay
Available for JRS and Platinum members.White Wine of the Year, Connoisseurs' Guide
California Appellation
Winemaker Tasting Notes
"Medium yellow hue. Wonderful scents of ripe fig, passionfruit, ripe pear with subtle notes of grapefruit and honey. Upon taste these characteristics intensify with elements of crème brulee and hazelnut. The lush, dense mouthfeel is exhilarating and balanced by modest acidity and silky smooth sensations. This blend of Diana’s favorite barrels finishes with concentration, decadence, and length. While drinking spectacular now, it will be enjoyed through 2030."
~Bill Brosseau, Director of Winemaking
Price: $79.00
California AVA
About The Jensen Reserve Society
"Twenty-six years ago, Diana and I, two engineers from Santa Clara University, followed our passion and started making wine in our small Silicon Valley garage. Six years later, we released our first Niclaire "prestige Cuvée" Pinot Noir made from a small selection of only our finest barrels. With such an amazing array of world-class vineyards and Bill Brousseau leading our winemaking team for the past 19 years, we are beyond proud to offer the newest vintage of our most elegant, long-aging, limited availability Jensen family reserve wines: the 2018 Diana's Chardonnay and 2018 Niclaire Pinot Noir." ~ Rob Jensen, Owner & Proprietor
Growers: Various
Winemaker: Bill Brosseau
Appellation: Various
Production: 18 barrels
Composition: 100% Chardonnay
Acidity: 6.65 TA (g/L); 3.33 pH
Alcohol: 14.3%
Harvest: Various
Club Release: May 30, 2020
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About The Jensen Reserve Society
"Twenty-six years ago, Diana and I, two engineers from Santa Clara University, followed our passion and started making wine in our small Silicon Valley garage. Six years later, we released our first Niclaire "prestige Cuvée" Pinot Noir made from a small selection of only our finest barrels. With such an amazing array of world-class vineyards and Bill Brousseau leading our winemaking team for the past 19 years, we are beyond proud to offer the newest vintage of our most elegant, long-aging, limited availability Jensen family reserve wines: the 2018 Diana's Chardonnay and 2018 Niclaire Pinot Noir." ~ Rob Jensen, Owner & Proprietor
Growers: Various
Winemaker: Bill Brosseau
Appellation: Various
Soil: Various
Barrel Aging: 16 months
Cooperage: 100% French Oak, 44% new Production: 18 barrels
Composition: 100% Chardonnay
Acidity: 6.65 TA (g/L); 3.33 pH
Alcohol: 14.3%
Harvest: Various
Club Release: May 30, 2020
Drink Now through 2030
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95 points & White Wine of the Year, Connoisseurs' Guide
"We feel compelled to point out each year that this wine's simple designation as having been grown in California is more than a little misleading, as Testarossa's Diana's bottlings are flagship Chardonnays drawn from the winery's very finest lots, and the 2018 version is everything that a "reserve" offering should be. It is as complex as it is deep and impeccably balanced with up-front richness to spare yet is also a wine that continues to reveal more and more with each successive sniff and sip. Drink it now, if you will, and there are plenty of reasons to do so, but it has more in store for those who are willing to opt for patient cellaring and will increasingly attest to that fact as the next half-dozen years come and go. Year in and year out, Testarossa’s Diana’s Chardonnay has proven to be among the cream of the crop and gets the nod as our favorite Chardonnay of the year."
94 points, Anthony Dias Blue, The SOMM Journal
"Golden color, soft vanilla nose; silky-textured, elegant and juicy with density and finesse; layered and complex but seamless and elegant; long and lush."
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