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Far Niente Chardonnay 2005

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Winery:
Far Niente Winery
Varietal:
Chardonnay
Region:
USA > California > Napa County > Oakville
Type:
White Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2017
UPC:
30174091122

User Tags:  fruit, citrus, smooth, mediterranean and subtropical fruits, oak, resinous, oak - heavy, complex, pome, pear 


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What to Expect

Chardonnay is America's most popular grape and with good reason. Made in styles that range from steely, mineral laced wines with crisp green apple fruit to wines that are buttery, rich, and laden with tropical fruits, there is a Chardonnay that will appeal to every palate. Chardonnay is most closely associated with France's Burgundy region and California's Northern valleys though it has proven successful around the globe.

Winemakers Notes

Aromas of melon, hazelnut, citrus, fig and spice are complimented by toasty notes in the nose. The palate offers a full entry with floral notes that lead through layers of fruit that give structure and complexity. The length and balance are impressive as they lead to a mouth watering finish. Far Niente Chardonnay is a careful blend of estate vineyards that grow in the cooler southern areas of the Napa Valley. Numerous clones and rootstocks are matched to the sites to best bring out the flavors and structure that are a hallmark of Far Niente Chardonnay. Once Stephanie, our winemaker, determined read more...

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Snooth User: twrrigger
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as a red drinker i found this wine to be able to pull the panties off of most women within a few glasses...


November 2009

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Snooth User: mark
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Has a more smoky/oaky taste than most chards I've tasted. Smooth and delicate. A mature and refined wine already, but will mature! Wow.


June 2007

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This is a classically structured wine that is lush and round on the palate, while displaying the typical intensity of fruit and spicy oak aromas that have become synonymous with our 'house style.' While the finish is long and clean, the flavors become increasingly full and complex with time. Our experience is that these wines improve in the bottle for at least five years, although they can grow in complexity and depth for possibly ten years or more.


July 2009

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Snooth User: marcw23
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Great wine and great winery to tour.


June 2009

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WinoWorld

Intense and vibrant, a touch coarse at this stage, but the purity and focus of spicy pear and nectarine flavors is appealing and those flavors are long and persistent on the finish. 24,500 cases made. (JL)


 

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Classic-styled California Chardonnaty with spice and vanilla aromas of oak, then rich, intense flavors of melon and fig. It fills out and adds complexity with age - up to ten years.


 

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