In the center, the wine offers ripe pear and apple pie flavors. A fairy long finish picks up the pear fruit for a satisfying climax. Medium-bodied, pure, fresh, and lively, it is a wine to enjoy over the next several years. Really pretty to smell and taste and a dandy food companion. Lots of lemon-grapefruit citrus with a little apple and lots of oak vanillin too.
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Vintage Rated 89. Top Picks of the New Releases. Delicious Chardonnay from start to finish. Smooth, ripe and creamy, with a complex medley of pear, spice and hazelnut flavors, tastily complemented by light oak notes and hints of peach and nectarine. Pinot Noir is by far my favorite wine to make, but by the same token the most difficult.