Angels Gate Mountainview Chardonnay 2008, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula
Chardonnay
Ontario, Canada
$19.95 (116384)
Critic Reviews (3)
Clean, mid-evolved, still retaining some fresh citrus and apple fruit on the nose matched by notable sweet baking...
Rich, oaky nose although indicative elegant of French oak as opposed to notes of vanilla and coconut that often...
Expect a soft, creamy quite refined nose of vanilla, apple, light wood smoke and spice. It has the same gentle,...
Community Reviews (1)
Make sure you don't drink this Chard to cold as it will diminish the nose & taste. Generally Chardonnays should be served around 13 C, which would put it between what a Pinot Noir & a Sauvignon Blanc. The colour is medium minus gold with med intensity. The nose shows med+ oak & toast. It's balanced with good citric notes of lemon, green apple, pink grapefruit and minerality. The taste is dry, good acidity, med+ length, med body & balanced. The taste is similar to nose with the citric flavours dominating with med oak & toast that gives a slight bitterness on the after taste. Drink now, but will age for another 3-4 years. Pair it with calamari ceviche or fried calamari or maybe with a grilled chicken Caesar salad.
Tasted 22 June 2011.
Score: 8.5/10 Value: 8.5/20, Total: 17/20.
Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 3.5
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