Credit: Tonya Evans (Eric, Amy & another member of the LA family)
There’s something delightfully irreverent about the nose on this Barrel Select 2010 Chardonnay.
For those who prefer naked Chardonnay (aka steel barrel aged rather than oak aged) this may not be for you. But for me? This is a little bundle of wonderful. Smoky, nutty, vanilla characteristics in the nose that also show up on the first approach to the palette and definitely linger on the finish. I also detect some apricot and ripe peach.
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