Variety: Chardonnay
Region: Napa, California
Country: USA
Year: 2011
Price: $6.95 (sale)
Vintage Cellar review: The 2011 vintage marks a return to form for this great value Chardonnay. The aromas feature creamy, mellow, golden apple, pineapple, fresh butter and a touch of vanilla. Then rich, ripe, flavors of yellow pear, pineapple, fresh apple, cream and buttered toast swell up and fill your mouth before a juicy, apple and caramel inflected finish makes your mouth water (and smile!).
My review: I'm willing to say that this is one of the best Chardonnays I've ever tasted. The reason being: it actually tasted like something. It has hints of fruit and semi-sweetness, but it's mostly the aromas of cream, butter, and oak that really give this wine an excellent bouquet. Similar to the nose, this Chardonnay tastes very creamy and buttery with just the right balance of oak in the mix. It's not very acidic, but I did taste a bit of lemon peel and maybe a few hints of citrus fruits. This Chardonnay also has a very desirable full-bodied, weighty mouthfeel because of the cream and butter flavors; heavy malolactic fermentation. I would pair this wine with a spicy chicken or seafood dish because its heavy butter and cream flavors would help to add complexity to the spiciness of the dish.
I had this wine without food.
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