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Merryvale Starmont Chardonnay(2001)
- Winery:
- Merryvale Vineyards
- Varietal:
- Chardonnay
- Region:
- USA > California > Napa
- Type:
- White Wine
- User Tags:
- pome, fruit, (tree) fruit, apple, yeasty, oak, rich, chardonnay, white grape, pear
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June 2007
- This wine is made from lots selected for their complexity of fruit flavors and voluptuous texture. Many fine Napa Valley vineyards from Carneros to St. Helena have each contributed their individual character to the blend. Fermentation in French oak barrels, malolactic fermentation and barrel aging on the lees were all employed to add to the wines richness and long finish. The wine is delicately fruity, with notes reminiscent of apple, peach and pear.
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June 2007
- We have used the fruit from many fine Chardonnay vineyards to make this wine -- from the cool Carneros in both the Napa and Sonoma regions, a number of sites in southern and mid Napa Valley and a Russian River Valley vineyard. Each site provides subtly different character to the final blend. Native yeast fermentation in French oak barrels, malolactic fermentation and barrel aging on the lees were all employed to add to the wine's richness and long finish. The wine is round and silky with flavors reminiscent of apple, peach and pear.
- September 2008
- Had a few glasses with some slightly rare Aussie beef. Smooth and round. Not much life on the pallette. Easy from start to end.
- Wine & Spirits Magazine
- 85/100
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June 2007
