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Wild Sun Winery

Wild Sun Winery
2019 Crying Stone Cuvée Blanc Réserve, Missouri

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Fish Pasta

Category: Chardonel

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$40

Wild Sun Winery
2019 Crying Stone Cuvée Blanc Réserve, Missouri

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Fish Pasta

Category: Chardonel

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14%
Yellow straw color. Aromas of golden apples, seven layer bar, and apricot with a velvety, crisp, dryish light body and a smooth, amusing, medium-length wet stone and dandelion finish with light oak flavor. A rich and grown-up Chardonel with a flinty nuance that gives it a great sense of minerality; pair with upscale hors d’ouevres.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth, Oaky & Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: golden apples, seven layer bar, and apricot
Taste Flavor: wet stone and dandelion
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now with food and on its own
Recipes Pairing: Fish & Chips, Tuna Casserole, Chicken Piccata
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A rich and grown-up Chardonel with a flinty nuance that gives it a great sense of minerality; pair with upscale hors d'ouevres.

The Producer

Wild Sun Winery

The Producer
4830 Pioneer Road
Hillsboro, MO 63050
USA
1 314-413-9100

Chardonel

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Serve in a White Wine Glass
Chardonel is a white hybrid variety, a cross between Chardonnay and Seyval, another hybrid. As the grape has excellent resistance to winter frosts, it is planted in cold climate wine territories, such as New York State and Missouri as well as Virginia.

Chardonel wines are often aged in oak to lend a creaminess as well as greater complexity. Flavors range from apple sauce to honeycomb to vanilla cream and praline. Enjoy these wines in their youth - from one to three years within the vintage date; pair with roast chicken in a cream sauce, pork with a pineapple sauce or pan-fried trout.