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| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2015 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 81 pts. and median of 81 pts. in 2 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Portland Pinot Pigs on 12/14/2012 & rated 80 points: Purchased at the recommendation of the Safeway wine guy. He claimed this was a secondary label from Stag's Leap Winery produced specifically for Safeway stores - I couldn't find anything on the label to support that. It is just ok. I didn't like it at first but as it warmed up a bit, it got better. Nice vanilla-oak on the nose, a bit overly oaky flavors though some fruit shines through. Not much complexity but what can one expect from a chardonnay under $15....oh wait, the Wente Riva Ranch blows this one out of the water for only $13. Next time, we'll stick with that. But it is always good to try new wines. FWIW, if you needed a lower-end white for a party, hostess gift, wedding reception, etc., this would be fine. (2015 views) |
| 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 Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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