Posts Tagged ‘california chardonnay’

2007 Montevina Chardonnay 86 points

 

2007 Montevina Chardonnay, California $8
Finding a good Chard at a great price is always a delight; The palate opens with pineapple, guava, pear and new oak. This full-bodied white is uncomplicated and easy drinking. Allspice and caramel come thru on a lingering. long finish

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2007 Souverain Chardonnay 91 points

 

2007 Chardonnay Alexander Valley $15
Beautifully complex citrus aromas delight the nose; The palate pops with Granny Smith apples, bosc pears, pineapple and toasty oak. Full-bodied, complex and richly elegant that maintains it’s intense citrus flavor from start to finish. Honeysuckle and sweet caramel come thru on a long lingering finish.

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2007 Sterling Chardonnay 89 points

 

2007 Chardonnay Central Coast Vintner’s Collection $10
Another big production of a fruit forward easy drinking Chard; With a broad palate of pineapple, lime, melon and jasmine flowers. With a medium-body and ripe fruit that’s not over oaked and easy to drink. This Chard has a clean, refreshing finish with notes of honey and vanilla.

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2007 Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay 88 points

 

Kendall-Jackson 2007 Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay Jackson Estate $16
With the aromas of a tropical summer night leading to a palate of guava, pineapple, nectarine and creamy vanilla bean. Full bodied and crisp acidity with a fruit forward profile. This Chard has a nice balance of flavors with a spicy edge coming through on a long finish.

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2006 Cambria Katherine’s Vineyard Chardonnay 93 points

 

Cambria 2006 Katherine’s Vineyard Chardonnay $20
This is a fabulous Chardonnay with a tropical, smokey nose; With a beautiful palate of grapefruit, orange blossom, pineapple and vanilla custard. This Chard has a big, fat, creamy mouth-feel that is layered perfectly and expertly balanced. The crisp finish is full of spice oak and creamy caramel that’s long [...]

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2007 Folie à Deux Chardonnay 91 points

 

Chardonnay, Napa Valley, $15
Nutty, ripe tropical fruit and big oak creates a beautiful flavor profile; Rich mango, lime, green apple and minerals dance on the palate. Clean, crisp and dry with beautiful oak woven throughout. With a broad finish and well integrated acid that finishes ripe and elegant.

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2006 Chateau St. Jean Robert Young Vineyard 88 points

 

Chardonnay, Alexander Valley, $25
This Chard is all oak all the time; A buttery palate of tangerine, pineapple, green pear and caramel. Full-bodied and very refreshing with a long exotic finish of vanilla bean and toasty oak, drink now.

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2006 Rex Hill Chardonnay 90 points

 

Rex Hill 2006 Chardonnay; Oregon $18
To me, this is a unoaked Chard, clean, crisp and fruit forward. Big fruit on the full palate of pineapple, melon, guava and rich spices. With crisp acids and tightly defined fruit layers propels this to all fruit all the time. The finish is clean with a spicy long, full-bodied [...]

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2005 Cakebread Chardonnay 93 points

 

Cakebread 2005 Chardonnay (Anderson Valley); $38
This is a fabulous a Chardonnay, elegant and refined; Big tropical fruit flavors of pineapple, mango, pear and sweet butter creme. Full-bodied with a precise layering of fruit and oak. With a finish of butter and caramel to round out this beautiful Chard, bravo! well done!

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2006 Alma Rosa Chardonnay 95 points

 

Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County, $20
Wow, this is an amazing Chard, one of the best I’ve every had; With a beautiful nose of honeysuckle, smoke and vanilla. The palate opens with elegant mango, pineapple sorbet, vanilla, buttered toast and smokey oak that are integrated perfectly. The big fruit dance across the palate from start to [...]

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