Jordan
Tom Jordan started the company in 1972 and began building the winery, it was completed in 1976, when also their first vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested and went on sale first 1980th.
In 1979 it was time for the first vintage of chardonnay to be harvested and in 1981 was the year of the first release.
Today the firm is run by his son, John Jordan, Rob Davis is the winemaker and by his side he has the assistant winemaker Ronald You Preez.
Alexander Valley accounts for most of the red grapes in their Cabernet Sauvignon, while the Chardonnay´s is coming from the cooler Russian River Valley.
In the Cabernet they use about 66% French oak and 34% American oak which is then barrell aged in 12 months.
Cabernet is usually described as highly concentrated with dark berries, a touch of vanilla and toasted coconut and cedar while the chardonnay has a fresh fruit sweetness with hints of green apples, peaches, quince and mineral tones.
