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Wine Details
Price:
$12.99 per bottle
Description:
Topian has exploited Carneros' virtues to make its 2002 Chardonnay, which explodes with the tropical fruit flavors that you expect from a Californian Chardonnay. Aging in oak barrels has added some vanilla scents, but pineapple, lime, and mango aromas remain dominant. This is a great wine for summer, full-bodied enough to feel voluptuous in the mouth, but still refreshing and not overbearing. A full-flavored white wine like the Topian Chardonnay goes great with chicken and even lighter preparations of red meat, but richer fish like tuna or salmon may be its best pairing.
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Varietal Definition
Chardonnay:
Chardonnay is by far the most widely planted grape crop in California and dominates California’s cooler, coastal, quality wine regions. The natural varietal ‘taste and smell’ of Chardonnay is surprisingly unfamiliar to many wine drinkers, as its true character is often guised with dominating winemaking signatures. Chardonnay’s rather subdued primary fruit characteristics lean toward the crisp fruitiness of apples, pears and lemon, but the variety’s full body is capable of supporting a host of complementary characteristics, such as oak, butter and vanilla. Regardless of what is the appropriate style for Chardonnay, the varietal continues to dominate vineyard plantings in every corner of the world. Close attention to clonal selection has made this broad geographic and climactic range of Chardonnay viable in thoughtful viticultural hands.
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