Clos du Val Chardonnay

Bernard Portet whose winemaking skills were gleaned from Château Latour identified the vineyards for Clos du Val in the premium area of Napa Valley. The original winemaking tenets of balance, elegance and complexity still guide Clos du Val's winemaking pursuits today. This 2004 Carneros Chardonnay exhibits a golden colour, with greenish edges. Scents of white peach, pear and green apple mingle with some vanilla toast in the nose. The rich wine has an excellent fruit and oak balance, a crisp, clean long finish and has real premier cru Côtes de Beaune nuances, a triumph!

Price €22.95
September Wine Offers = €16.95
Country: USA

Style: Oaky Whites

ABV: 14.0%14.0%

Vintage: 2006

Grape Variety: Chardonnay


Sunday Business Post

"This is a much more sophisticated take on Californian Chardonnay, and is very much more like the post €100-a-bottle chardonnays which dominate most of Napa Valley’s own wine shops. It’s creamy, but not in a caramel way as with the Bonterra chardonnay – it’s more a light, fluid crème anglais than a thick custard. There are light touches of orange rind, but underlying everything is a good minerality. Ideal with baked cod, scallops on lentils or sweet racks of lamb. 91 Points"
Tomás Clancy - 05 July 2009


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