Oh how I love a good Chardonnay. Now mind you, this is a recent affair, as most of my admiration has historically gone to reds - but I’m happy to report that ignorance is not always bliss.
Like my obsession with finding the best made mochaccino (Cafe Bassam, San Diego, CA), I’ve been on […]
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Southbrook Winery - Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2004
By Michelle
Oh how I love a good Chardonnay. Now mind you, this is a recent affair, as most of my admiration has historically gone to reds - but I’m happy to report that ignorance is not always bliss.
Like my obsession with finding the best made mochaccino (Cafe Bassam, San Diego, CA), I’ve been on a search to uncover the best oaked Chardonnay. The award had thus far gone to Peller Estates Private Reserve Chardonnay, that is until we uncorked a bottle of Southbrook’s 2004 Barrel Fermented Chardonnay.
On the nose, this wine can easily be summed up as smelling like freshly baked banana bread, with luxurious aromas of banana, cinnamon, and almond, with accompanying orange citrus notes. Butterscotch entices the palate, leading to an extraordinarily long smooth finish. Like home made baking, this wine left us feeling warm and cozy on the inside.
Amongst all the warm and fuzzies, I must say that if there was one thing to improve on it would be the tartness on the palate. It wasn’t unpleasant, but considering the aromas and flavours of cinnamon and butterscotch, a smoother initial sensation would have served it well.
My Rating: Bet Your Bottom Dollar
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This, quite frankly, was the best Chardonnay out of Niagara that I’ve tasted this year. Even the oaked ones seem to come across a little light for my liking or tasting somewhat like…oak.
It was almost a dessert in and of itself, and I’m near tears that the bottle is empty.
oh! it seems like I missed a few posts. lol.
Mmmm… you definitely make me want to try that wine.
I’d say that we’d send you a bottle Karine, but who knows what kind of shape it would be in once it got there!
Probably taste like battery acid and you’d think we didn’t know wine from a hole in the ground.
Is that a crack at the french post office? *narrows eyes*
Well aimed!
Actually, one of my friends had a bottle of wine arrive perfectly fine, save for its emptyness. Given that it was a perfectly lovingly aged wine, there was much upset. But I digress.
What’s worng with battery acid? *smiles*
[…] All of this despite the fact that the Peninsula Ridge Estates winemaker, Jean-Pierre Colas, won 2006 Winemaker of the Year honours from the Ontario Wine Awards. It just goes to show you how much tastes can differ, and how an average collection of wines in one person’s eye is liquid gold in another’s. Michelle was on a search for the perfect Chardonnay at this particular time (this was actually before she fell in love with the Southbrook) and so we did a flight of three of Peninsula Ridge’s five different styles*. I also sampled one of their big red blends. […]