Chateau Ste. Michelle Canoe Ridge Estate Chardonnay, Horse Heaven Hills, USA

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點擊次數(shù)：5299

The 2018 Chardonnay Canoe Ridge Estate Vineyard displays a pale gold core and offers aromas of candy corn, yellow apples, wax melon, marshmallow and sweet citrus. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is layered with flavors of citrus pastry cream and offers a rich mouthfeel with a soft nutty undercurrent from sur lie aging. The wine comes to a close with a delightful and round finish. 6,500 bottles were made.

Beginning with an expressive nose, the 2017 Chardonnay Canoe Ridge Estate Vineyard wafts from the glass with soft oak tones, yellow apple and pear skin and lemon curd with cinnamon spice. Medium to full-bodied, it has a clean and correct mouthfeel as it delivers pleasure across the mid-palate, then ends with a clean, crisp finish. This shows good value for the price. Just over 2,000 cases were made.

The keenly priced 2016 Chardonnay Canoe Ridge Estate Vineyard wafts from the glass with aromas of buttered apples, lemon oil and citrus blossom. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, ample and succulent, with decent concentration and a pure, fragrant finish.

Always a terrific value, the 2015 Chardonnay Canoe Ridge Estate Vineyard is a clean, classy, even classic Chardonnay that offers notes of white peach, white flowers, a touch of citrus and brioche. Medium-bodied, with rock-solid purity and a clean finish, it’s well worth the going rate.

The 2014 Chardonnay Canoe Ridge Estate Vineyard is terrific, with classy white peach, stone fruits, citrus and white flower characteristics in a balanced, fresh, thrillingly drinkable style. It has real Chardonnay character and is a smoking value. Hitting 13.5% alcohol and aged nine months in 83% French oak and the balance in stainless steel, buy this beauty by the case and drink it over the coming year or two.