It has been almost a month since I have posted any wine reviews on this blog. I have had a cold and now can finally taste wine well enough to write a description worthy of your time. Thank you for your understanding.
Reviewing Chardonnay is tricky, because there is such a variety of styles from very oaky and buttery to acidic wines aged only in stainless steel. It is often difficult for me to distinguish between the quality of the wine and my own preferences about style. My preferred style of Chardonnay is crisp but not lemon-like acidic and the wines I have most enjoyed are aged in older oak barrels so that the wine is still crisp but with a hint of oak flavor.
This is the third vintage of the Benziger Chardonnay Sonoma County that I have written about since I started my blog. It is obvious that this is probably my favorite Chardonnay. Total Wines enticed me back into the store with a very good coupon and I took advantage by buying this wine at a discount. The final price was $10.67. The wine is aged in Hungarian oak for 9 months and has 13.5% alcohol.
I found this wine to be a crisp flavor of mild citrus, and apricot with just a hint of oak. Some reviewers mention lemon but I do not taste lemon. I usually detect a slight fizz with this wine but no one else seems to get that. We paired this with rotisserie chicken and it was perfect. This continues to be at the top of my Chardonnay list.
SC Wine Joe does not assign a numerical rating to white wines.
Reviewing Chardonnay is tricky, because there is such a variety of styles from very oaky and buttery to acidic wines aged only in stainless steel. It is often difficult for me to distinguish between the quality of the wine and my own preferences about style. My preferred style of Chardonnay is crisp but not lemon-like acidic and the wines I have most enjoyed are aged in older oak barrels so that the wine is still crisp but with a hint of oak flavor.
This is the third vintage of the Benziger Chardonnay Sonoma County that I have written about since I started my blog. It is obvious that this is probably my favorite Chardonnay. Total Wines enticed me back into the store with a very good coupon and I took advantage by buying this wine at a discount. The final price was $10.67. The wine is aged in Hungarian oak for 9 months and has 13.5% alcohol.
I found this wine to be a crisp flavor of mild citrus, and apricot with just a hint of oak. Some reviewers mention lemon but I do not taste lemon. I usually detect a slight fizz with this wine but no one else seems to get that. We paired this with rotisserie chicken and it was perfect. This continues to be at the top of my Chardonnay list.
SC Wine Joe does not assign a numerical rating to white wines.
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