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Chardonnay No Wood

Chardonnay No Wood Wine Details
Price: $15.90 per bottle

Description: The wine shows tropical aromas on mango and passionfruit as well as the previously mentioned earthy character. On the palate, flavours of green apple, pineapple, and lime reveal themselves in full body. The wine finishes long and dry with a smokey note and citrus zest.

Varietal Definition
Chardonnay:
Chardonnay is by far the most widely planted grape crop in California and dominates California’s cooler, coastal, quality wine regions. The natural varietal ‘taste and smell’ of Chardonnay is surprisingly unfamiliar to many wine drinkers, as its true character is often guised with dominating winemaking signatures. Chardonnay’s rather subdued primary fruit characteristics lean toward the crisp fruitiness of apples, pears and lemon, but the variety’s full body is capable of supporting a host of complementary characteristics, such as oak, butter and vanilla. Regardless of what is the appropriate style for Chardonnay, the varietal continues to dominate vineyard plantings in every corner of the world. Close attention to clonal selection has made this broad geographic and climactic range of Chardonnay viable in thoughtful viticultural hands.


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