2006 Ridge Monte Bello Chardonnay, California

2006 Ridge Monte Bello Chardonnay, California

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2006 Ridge Monte Bello Chardonnay, California

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Description

A fairly long growing season after a late Spring and cool August has imbued the wine with considerable complexity. The bouquet is profound with a great depth of sweet, ripe fruit. The oak seems exceptionally well integrated and is not at all intrusive, such is the concentration of the wine. Real intensity on the palate and despite the 14.4 % alcohol there is real sense of European-style restraint in the wine. Beautiful elegance, lots of minerality and a very long, classy finish. Bottled unfiltered.

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Jancis Robinson MW
Lemony gold with a hint of green. Lots of minerals on the nose. Very rich start and then it’s all reined in. So it can be rather like a Grand Cru burgundy on the front palate. Really tangy, superripe melon notes with a hint of milky coffee on the end. Very neat and precise but much broader and bigger than most Chardonnays. Sweet but not heavy.
(Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com - 11 Mar 2010) Read more

About this WINE

Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or.

Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.

It is quantitatively important in California and Australia, is widely planted in Chile and South Africa, and is the second most widely planted grape in New Zealand. In warm climates Chardonnay has a tendency to develop very high sugar levels during the final stages of ripening and this can occur at the expense of acidity. Late picking is a common problem and can result in blowsy and flabby wines that lack structure and definition.

Recently in the New World, we have seen a move towards more elegant, better- balanced and less oak-driven Chardonnays, and this is to be welcomed.

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