Type: Chardonnay
Year: 2007
Location: Napa County, California
Link: silveradovineyards.com
Rating: 8 out of 10
Opinion: Very good chardonnay comprised of fruit from vineyards in the Napa Valley into Carneros. Minimal oak flavor as to not overpower the fruit. Hints of golden apple and pear aroma with green apple, lemon zest, and honeysuckle flavors provide a refreshing finish.
Type: Pinot Noir
Year: 2005
Location: Buena Vista Carneros, Sonoma, CA
Link: buenavistawinery.com
Rating: 7 out of 10
Description: This wine was good, but not great. It was enjoyed with pasta.
Type: Pinot Noir
Year: 2005
Location: Marlborough, New Zealand
Link: www.grovemill.co.nz
Rating: 8 out of 10
Description: Grove Mill is most notable for their Sauvignon Blanc wines, but this Pinot was very good as well.
Type: Pinot Noir
Year: 2003
Location: Napa, CA
Link: www.saintsbury.com
Rating: 8 out of 10
Description: A good pinot that was enjoyed with a beef roast.
Type: Marsanne
Year: 2005
Location: Napa and Lake Counties, Middletown, CA
Link: www.guenoc.com
Rating: 8 out of 10
Description: A good white wine enjoyed with roasted pork tenderloin and au gratin potatoes.
Type: Syrah
Year: 2004
Location: Alamogordo, NM
Link: www.eagleranchpistachios.com
Rating: 8 out of 10
Description: A rich wine with intense color and flavor. It pairs extremely well with spicy, ethnic dishes, but is an all around good wine to serve at social occasions.
Type: Chardonnay
Year: 2001
Location: Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California
Link: stonestreetwines.com
Rating: 7 out of 10
Description: After a gentle pressing, juice was moved to French oak barrels (38% new) for fermentation. Partial native yeast fermentation encouraged textural and aromatic complexity. Malolactic fermentation followed, with each lot spending a total of seven months sur lies with monthly stirring. The resulting wine is richand creamy on the palate. Flavors reminiscent of pear and apple, with hints of tropical fruits and hazelnut, are nicely integrated and well-balanced with the toasty, spicy characters of French oak. The glass-filling flavors and crisp acid-balance make it partner well with herbed chicken, flavorful cheeses, and a variety of seafood dishes.
Wines aged sur lies are kept in contact with the dead yeast cells and other sedimentary matter that remain when the fermentation is completed. In the last decade, this practice has become fairly commonplace in the making of Chardonnay and is followed also on occasion for Sauvignon Blanc. The hope is that sur lies aging will add complex quality to the wine-often akin to a toasty, roasted-grain character.
Type: Chardonnay
Year: 2003
Location: Geyserville, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California
Link: closdubois.com
Rating: 7 out of 10
Opinion: This wine was characterized by the subtle taste of the apple, pear, and peach flavors in the wine. This subtlty was accented with oak and spice. It was a nice wine to drink on a cold night with a good meal.
Type: Chardonnay
Year: 2001
Location: Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California
Link: ironhorsevineyards.com
Rating: 9 out of 10
Opinion: One of the best Chardonnays I have ever had. A wonderful tasting wine, with a smooth texture. This wine is full of flavor, and has a bold, lingering finish.
Type: Chardonnay
Year: 2000
Location: Napa Valley, California
Link: williamhillwinery.com
Rating: 8 out of 10
Opinion: Superb chardonnay. Moderate in flavor with a nice smooth finish.
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