Full Review

One Woman

One Woman
2016 Estate Reserve, Chardonnay, North Fork Of Long Island

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Shellfish Vegetables

Category: Chardonnay

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.8%
Sustainable Farming-Demeter Certified
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$42

One Woman
2016 Estate Reserve, Chardonnay, North Fork Of Long Island

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Shellfish Vegetables

Category: Chardonnay

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.8%
Brilliant golden yellow color. Aromas and flavors of toasted coconut, pineapple upside down cake, and honey roasted apples with a silky, bright, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a smooth, compelling, medium-long finish that exhibits touches of vanilla yogurt nuts, buttercream, and cedar with well-integrated, chewy tannins and moderate oak flavor. A plush, oak-driven Chardonnay with tropical fruit in fine support of the fancy oak.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, New World, Oaky & Savory
Aroma Aroma: toasted coconut, pineapple upside down cake, and honey roasted apples
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with touches of vanilla yogurt nuts, buttercream, and cedar
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food and on its own
Recipes Pairing: Lobster Thermador, Chicken Pot Pie, Boiled Lobster
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A plush, oak-driven Chardonnay with tropical fruit in fine support of the fancy oak.

The Producer

One Woman Wines & Vineyards

The Producer
5195 Old North Rd
Southold, NY 11971
USA
1 631-765-1200

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.