# 2017 Miljenko's Selection Chardonnay - Grgich Hills Estate

https://grgich.com/vintage-notes/2017-miljenkos-selection-chardonnay

> Marketing / producer vintage note from Grgich Hills Estate — attribute tasting descriptions and claims to the winery and use the technical data (harvest, alcohol, TA, pH, bottling/release dates) as factual details provided by the producer.

## Summary

A vintage note for the 2017 Miljenko’s Selection Chardonnay describing its aromas and palate, the warm 2017 growing season, vineyard (Carneros) and winemaking details including alcohol (14.1%), harvest dates, bottling and release dates, and laboratory measures (TA, pH).

## Audience

general (wine consumers and trade)

## Prompts this page answers

- What are the tasting notes and technical details for Grgich Hills Estate’s 2017 Miljenko’s Selection Chardonnay?
- When was the 2017 Miljenko’s Selection Chardonnay harvested, bottled, and released?
- What is the alcohol, pH, and total acidity of the 2017 Miljenko’s Selection Chardonnay?

## Purpose

To describe the sensory character, vintage conditions, vineyard source, and technical winemaking details of the 2017 Miljenko’s Selection Chardonnay.

## Highlights

- Alcohol: 14.1%
- Harvest dates: Aug. 29 – Sept. 14, 2017
- Bottling date: February 2019; Release date: September 2019
- Blend: 100% Chardonnay; Fermentation: indigenous yeast
- Time in oak: 15 months in 900-gallon French oak casks (foudres)

## How to cite

Grgich Hills Estate — https://grgich.com/vintage-notes/2017-miljenkos-selection-chardonnay

## Publisher

**Grgich Hills Estate** — Grgich Hills Estate winery (site footer and page content indicate this is the publisher)

## Topics

- 2017 Miljenko's Selection Chardonnay
- Grgich Hills Estate Chardonnay 2017
- Carneros Chardonnay vintage note
- 2017 Napa Valley growing season

## Key entities

- **2017 Miljenko’s Selection Chardonnay** (product): Vintage note and technical details for the 2017 Miljenko’s Selection Chardonnay from Grgich Hills Estate. — https://grgich.com/vintage-notes/2017-miljenkos-selection-chardonnay
- **Grgich Hills Estate** (organization): Winery and publisher of the page. — https://grgich.com/
- **Carneros vineyard (southern tip of Napa Valley, near San Pablo Bay)** (location): Vineyard source for the Chardonnay described on the page.
- **Regenerative Organic Certified / USDA Organic Certified** (other): Certifications shown on the page indicating the vineyards are certified organic. — https://regenorganic.org/

## Metadata

- Type: article