Two more wines from this producer coming soon, in there meantime, these sparklers deserve attention Champ Divin Crémant du Jura Zéro Dosage 2012, France (£15.80 Tanners) Confident, sleek young wine, has the crisp apple bite you expect with no dosage, but there’s enough yeasty pineapple and caramelised apple flavour to […]
Chardonnay
The blend is 50% Chardonnay, 28% Viognier, 21% Chenin & 1% Roussanne (think 1% won’t make a difference? Try over- or under-salting your food…) Zevenwacht The Tin Mine White 2013, Stellenbosch, South Africa (£11-£12 The Bottle Shop, SH Jones, SA Wines Online, Halifax Wine, Vinology, JL Leisure) Starts off in […]
Zevenwacht The Tin Mine White 2013, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Probably not as in-yer-face as it once was, but still not exactly subtle Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay 2012, California (£14.99 Village Cottage, Robert and Speight, Hennings Wine Merchant, Partridges of Sloane Square, Wine Importers, The Wine Shop (Winscombe), Ann et Vin, The Wine Chambers, The Bottle Stop, Hailsham Cellars, Liquid […]
Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay 2012, California
Not sure whether this has quite nailed the leaner style… Wakefield St Andrew’s Chardonnay 2013, Clare Valley, Australia (£22 Denby Dale Wines, Oz Wines, Fareham Wine Cellar) Quite tight and closed to start with, but slowly uncurls to show rich cashew and melon set against more precise citrus freshness, with […]
Wakefield St Andrew’s Chardonnay 2013, Clare Valley, Australia
Yawn… (PS Thought I’d posted this yesterday..) Edna Valley Chardonnay 2012, Central Coast, California (£12.99 Majestic) There is a touch of citrus freshness, but this majors on rather too plump ripe peach and pineapple flesh, with an overlay of butterscotch – just too large and simple. C+
Edna Valley Chardonnay 2012, Central Coast, California
Blason de Bourgogne Chablis La Réserve 2012, Burgundy, France (£12.99 Sainsbury’s) Typical (decent) Chablis, seems as if it’s going to be quite rich, creamy and nutty, but then the citrus finesse kicks in, along with a touch of brine. B+ Kalfu Kuda Unoaked Chardonnay 2013, Leyda, Chile (£11.99 The Wine […]