A few weeks ago I decided that a good way to familiarize myself with a variety of wines and styles would be to buy three different examples of the same grape from different places totally (countries) or from smaller appellations in larger regions (Cali Pinots as an example).
I started off with a few Chardonnays....
2009 Christian Vergier "Eros" Macon-Villages 12.5% abv.
c- pale yellow/gold.
a- brioche, creek water (corked), white flowers.
f- acidic, zippy. honeysuckle. the slight corkiness adds something in this case.
89
2007 Argyle Willamette Valley Chardonnay 13.5% abv.
c- pale yellow/green.
a- oak, nut, acid, tart green apple.
f- light buttery oak, campfire, apple, marshmallow/vanilla medium finish.
87
2009 Joseph Drouhin St. Veran
No notes taken, but like a nicer entry level(10$) macon-villages.
88
The winner here was the Vergier "Eros". Great food friendly wine at a decent price.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Chardonnay tasting.
Labels:
argyle,
chardonnay,
Christian Vergier,
drouhin,
macon-villages,
st veran,
willamette valley
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