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| 75 | | | 88 | JaneGarvey | Atlanta | Georgia | USA | One tends to think of Barossa as being a total warm climate zones. But here and there it has spots of cool. This unoaked Chardonnay, which requires a cooler climate, comes from a variety of older vine Barossa Valley sites, and keeping it in stainless steel guards against loss of fruit characters. This medium-bodied white wine shows a medium yellow color. Chardonnay fans will love the clean Asian pear apple and white melon aromas flavors made complex with citrus notes. Although my bet is that the wine has been acid adjusted, the acidity seems well integrated. Fresh, clean, zingy and pure in fruit characters, this wine offers an appeal that might snare even the Chardonnay averse. Serve cool, about 55ºF/13ºC, in tulip-shaped white-wine glasses. For food pairings, consider chicken with fruit, such as mango, Asian pear-apple or pear (chicken breast with a whiskey-cream sauce and sautéed pear slices, for instance); mild (not hot) curries; paella with saffron rather than the alternative paprika (pimentón); mildly flavored creamy cheeses.
Atlanta Distributor:
Unique World Wines | 01/01/2009 |
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