After
years of devotion to Chardonnay & White Blends, hear are some of
America's new releases.
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Lioco
Price
$45.00
2007
Sonoma coast Charles Heintz Chardonnay
Kevin
O'Connor, the wine director at Spago started Lioco.
Its
unoaked and among a new breed of exceptional chardonnays
grown close to the coast and presented unadorned, its
structure shaped by minerality, a saline line of acidity
that freshens and tightens the round, pearlike fruit.
90
| Lioco
Price
$20.00
2007
Sonoma County Chardonnay
This
unoaked, naturally fermented chardonnay is made from a
selection of vineyards planted on rocky, alluvial
"creek-bed" soil. Its creamy and broad, with
honeydew melon flavors and floral scents of apple blossoms
and thistles.
90
| Londer
Price
$54.00
2007
Sonoma Coast Kent Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay
This
round chardonnay's mineral richness balances its pear-skin
flavor. It has juicy weight but remains clean and dry. Londer
Vineyards, Philo, CA
88
|
Bad Dog Ranch
Price
$10.00
2007
California Chardonnay
(Best
Buy) Filled with citrus flavors of orange and lemon, this
is a light, smokey chardannay oriented toward fruit. For
an aperitif with fontina or other light cheeses.
Bad
dog Ranch Vineyards, Sonoma, CA
88
| Francis Ford Coppola
Price
$15.00
2007
Monterey county diamond collection chardonnay
(Best
Buy) Sweet oak brings richness to the ripe apple flavors
in this wine. It stays balanced through the finish, with
lasting melon and spice. For roast chicken. Francis
Ford Coppola Presents, Geyserville, CA
Since
the founding of the winery in 1973, Cakebread
Cellars has focused on making fine Napa Valley
wines. They attribute the success of their winery,
Cakebread Cellars, to their 36-year dedication to
quality, consistency and continuity,
characteristics that apply equally to the grapes,
the wines, the people and the overall operation of
the winery.
