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| Drinking window: Drink between 2008 and 2010 (based on 25 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.2 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by HitAnyKey on 3/10/2011: Nice crisp Chard, somewhat buttery but most prominently grapefruit on the palate. Went well with a seafood chowder. (2702 views) | | | Tasted by McMalbec on 7/4/2010 & rated 87 points: Very nice, crisp taste. Brought out the best in grilled Alaskan salmon. (2950 views) | | | Tasted by NPWolfe on 12/3/2008 & rated 80 points: I really liked the 2005 Schug Chardonnay, but this year not so much. For me there was a distinct chemical or artifical taste. (2994 views) | | | Tasted by bvwino on 10/1/2008 & rated 88 points: Crisp for a CA chardonnay. Nice for the $$. Nice finish. (2940 views) | | | Tasted by NPWolfe on 8/18/2008 & rated 80 points: For me this was not an appealing wine. The flavors tasted artifical and the finish had a distinct saccharin tang. Neither the wife nor the nephew finished their glass which indicates to me that I might have scored it too high. (2966 views) | | | Tasted by bvwino on 7/23/2008 & rated 88 points: Nice crisp chardonnay. More crispness than I'm use to for most chards. Nice summer wine. Light fruitiness, but might be because we did not decant. (1706 views) | | | Tasted by jaydanahy on 2/16/2008 & rated 87 points: Really strong finish. A very nice chard. Paired it with a killer fish dinner of scallops newburg and a chilean sea bass with a kickin' mustard sauce. The wine performed beautifully as the anchor to this seafaring dinner. Peaches? Sure. But drink it after a bite of something oceanic and you'll be happy. (2116 views) | | | Tasted by adm9787 on 2/3/2008 & rated 88 points: This was would be a very good summer wine. It was crisp, light and refreshing with a mild fruitiness. Great lingering finish. Required some decanting then the aroma opened up and you could smell and taste a bit of peach. (2106 views) | | | Tasted by yathink2 on 1/3/2008: 2006 Sonoma Chardonnay
This wine has a Very light fruity smell.
First sip is Oranges, a little heat, something smooth and silky the buttery maybe? And berries? as it settles. This is a very delicious and easy drinking wine. Its not sweet but very light and crisp I wanna say kind of like sweettarts.
Food is here, I am having Szechuan Chicken w/sticky white rice and Crab Rangoons. The flavor is still pretty much the same (very good) but it has somehow gotten even smoother. Maybe all of the oils in my mouth from the Chinese. The flavors play very well together.
I am done eating now and with the (I still wanna say oils) in my mouth I can now taste pears and a little orange. Very Nice (2805 views) |
| Schug Producer website
Carneros winery founded in 1980 by Walter and Gertrud Schug. The winery is located on 50 acres planted in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, which is the winery focus. As of 2008, the winery also had releases of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, and a sparkling wine. These other varietals are purchased under long term contract from growers. Walter Schug began his training at Geisenheim, a German wine institute. In the early 1960's the Schugs moved to California from Germany where Walter went to work for Joseph Phelps. The legendary Phelp's Insignia wines of the 1970's were crafted by Schug. Part of the reason he left Phelps was to produce Pinot Noir. Stylistically, Schug wines tend to be produced in the "European" style with lower alcohol levels and more balance than has been typical for California wines lately. European wine sales account for about 30% of Schug's production. In addition to Walter Schug, the other winemaker is Michael Cox who joined the winery in 1995. Chardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountySonoma Coast * Sonoma Coast AVA (Wikipedia)
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