In: Chardonnay|White
10 Jan 2010This wasn’t as terrible as I expected
Place: California Price: $16.99 Aroma: Forest, Lemon, Grass Color: Green Gold Taste: Sour Flavors Detected: Mineral, Stemmy This was not a successful wine for us. It had none of the citrus, oak, pear, or vanilla that’s commonly found in chardonnays, which would be fine if what it had actually tasted good. The pee color was also particularly unappealing along with its [...]
In: Australia|Chardonnay|White
28 Mar 2009Place: Australia Price: $12 Aroma: Peach Color: Pale Yellow Taste: Light, Refreshing Flavors Detected: Hay, Minerals This is not a very fruity chardonnay. The main notes are hay and minerals with a slight touch of peach. I bought this wine because it’s made in the Hunter Valley wine region of Australia. The Hunter Valley is about an hour away from Sydney [...]
Place: California Price: $24.99 Aroma: Pineapple, Caramel, Honey Color: Very Golden Taste: Sweet, Delicious, Full of Awesome Flavors Detected: Honey, Pineapple, Lavender, Pear Wow, this was a tasty chardonnay. The honey flavor really stuck out and it was so delicious in both taste and aroma. We had this with roasted chicken legs with kale and potatoes. [...]
Place: Napa Valley, California Price: $10 Aroma: Peaches, Fruity Color: Pale Yellow Taste: Sweet Flavors Detected: Peaches, Pineapple The trois part of this wine comes from a mix of chardonnay, chenin blanc and muscat grapes. Both the red and white wines in the Mengae Á Trois lines are very tasty and a great value, but I prefer the [...]
In: Chardonnay|France|White
10 Jan 2009Place: France Price: $24.99 Aroma: Grass, Peaches Color: Straw Yellow Taste: Light, Acidic, Dry Flavors Detected: Pear This had the acidic fruit taste of a semillion without the zing. It was a pretty disappointing wine for having such a fancily scripted label. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t very good either. Just average.
Place: Santa Barbara, CA Price: $15 Aroma: Strawberries, Stone, Oak Barrels Color: Straw Golden Yellow Taste: Bold and Balanced Flavors Detected: A mellow lemony flavor with a vanilla finish This wine smelled amazing! It lingered longer than both the Anton Bauer Riesling and the Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc that we also tried on the same [...]
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