Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Region: Monterey County, CA
Country: United States
Year: 2008
Price: $15
Vineyards's Review:
The wine has a bright, alluring nose with high tone tropical fruit and rich melon flavors. The wine is vibrant and pure on the palate without lactic acid to weigh it down. A fabulous food wine that can be paired with a variety of seafoods, light fare and savory cheeses, it is also wonderful on its own.
My Review:
Upon first opening the bottle, this wine had a very champagne like color - almost like a watered down apple juice. The bouquet of the Chardonnay had very strong hints of cat urine, canned tuna, and sour cucumbers. The first sip was light-bodied, dry, and had almost no taste besides very faint light notes of lime. After chilling in the refrigerator for an hour, the Chardonnay completely changed. The bouquet really opened up, and had very strong scents of pears, apples, and fresh cut grass, accompanied by background hints of plum. Along with the bouquet, the taste also opened up. After chilling, the wine had notes of citrus fruits, sugar, and tart pears/apples. It turned out to be a very good Chardonnay that was sweet, fruity, and somewhat dry.
I did not taste this wine with food.
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