- Apple
- Pineapple
- Pear
- Lemon / Lime
- Vanilla
- Oak / Butter
Chardonnay is the offspring of the noble grape Pinot Noir and a rather ignoble grape called Gouais Blanc. The wines from Gouais Blanc were so bad the French government in acted laws requiring the vines to be pulled out of existing vineyards and forbidding them from ever being replanted. Learning this genetic origins of Chardonnay helped me to understand the wines from this grape better. This combined with the grape's ability to reflect the soil composition and vinification techniques used to make it; result in a quite beguiling and fascinating wine.
Some Recommended Chardonnay...
And please reply to this blog;
what is your favorite Chardonnay?
- CHARDONNAY,FREI BROTHERS, "RESERVE" SUSTAINABLY GROWN, RussianRiver Valley, California, 2011
- Chardonnay, FERRARI-CARANO, Sonoma County, California, 2011
And please reply to this blog;
what is your favorite Chardonnay?
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