Appearance: The wine is bright pale wheat color. The "legs" or "tears" are quick moving and show no indication of coating the sides of the glass (lacks viscosity)
Aromas: Clean with pronounced tropical fruit (pinapple) and peach and/or pear. As the wine warmed it continued to display tropical fruit with a hint of brown sugar which migh indicate the carmelization due to the barrel but it was elusive and disapeared quickly. Almost as though it really was not there.
Palate: This is a a dry wine with a medium(--) body and mouth-watering acidity. The fruit characteristic is a weak/light intensity of maybe unripe pinapple. There is a very slight alcohol burn on the back palate. The 13.5% ABV would indicate a wine that should be a little fuller on the palate.
Finish/Length: The finish is clean and short leaving nothing to ponder except the question, "I must be missing something considering the notes the producer wrote about the wine."
Conclusion: This is a refreshing and rather neutral wine that has a retail proce of US$15.00. I might pay $9.00 but the issue is that there a better constructed wine available for $9.00. So why would I purchase this wine.
Producer Tasting Note: We barrel fermented about 60% of this wine, and aged that portion in barrel for 4 months, offering the wine a touch of brown spice and vanilla, while cold fermenting the remainder to maximize a fresh fruit-forward character. Bright lemon and apple aromas mingle with hints of toasty barrel complexity, and on the palate, pear and pineapple with spice and refreshing acidity will have you coming back for another glass. Enjoy this lively chardonnay now and over the next couple of years.
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