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Michel-Schlumberger

Michel-Schlumberger
2018 Platinum Collection, Chardonnay, Dry Creek Valley

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Shellfish Turkey

Category: Chardonnay

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.4%
91 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$55

Michel-Schlumberger
2018 Platinum Collection, Chardonnay, Dry Creek Valley

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Shellfish Turkey

Category: Chardonnay

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.4%
Straw green color. Aromas of buttered green apples and nut brittle with a round, vibrant, dryish light-to-medium body and an effortless, brisk pineapple sherbet, brown butter, and pressed flowers finish with coating tannins and moderate oak flavor. A juicy Dry Creek Valley Chardonnay with restrained oak.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Oaky & Juicy & Smooth
Aroma Aroma: buttered green apples and nut brittle
Taste Flavor: pineapple sherbet, brown butter, and pressed flowers
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Turkey, Roasted Chicken, Boiled Lobster
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A juicy Dry Creek Valley Chardonnay with restrained oak.

The Producer

Michel-Schlumberger

The Producer
4155 Wine Creek Rd
Healdsburg, CA 95448
USA
1 707-433-7427

Chardonnay

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Serve in a White Wine Glass
Chardonnay is arguably the world’s most famous white variety, thanks to its success in France’s Burgundy region as well as throughout much of California. Chardonnay on its own has rather straightforward, pleasant aromas of apple and pear, but when aged (and sometimes fermented) in small oak barrels, the wines take on extra richness as well as notes of toasted almond, vanilla and yeast.

The most renowned examples of Chardonnay are from small villages and vineyards in Burgundy, such as Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet and Meursault. These wines are very powerful with ample spicy notes and very good acidity; they age very well, sometimes as long as 20-25 years. Another part of Burgundy, Chablis, is home to more restrained style of Chardonnay. Certain areas of California, especially Russian River Valley in Sonoma and Santa Barbara County are also home to many distinguished examples of Chardonnay, with those from the latter region often displaying tropical fruit flavors.

Given that most Chardonnnays are aged in small oak barrels, there has been a movement as of late to give consumers a mored delicate style of Chardonnay, without all the spicy and toasty flavors. Thus there are now many producers that produce non-oak aged Chardonnays; this has been seen from many producers from Australia as well as a few in California as well.

Chardonnay, especially oak-aged versions, are quite rich and need seafood of equal richness at the dinner table. Thus lobster, halibut and swordfish are ideal food pairings.