Camp Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Sonoma County, California
USA
2013
$14.95
The 2013
Chardonnay is 97% from the Lloyd Vineyard in Alexander Valley off of Soda Rock
Road and 3% from the Prior Vineyard in Sonoma Valley. The Lloyd portion was
harvested in 3 picks, two were early for acid and the third was a few weeks later
to add some lusher flavors. All lots were whole cluster pressed and then
fermented together in stainless steel then transferred to neutral oak barrels
for 4 months before being racked and prepared for bottling.
My biggest indicator for whether or not I like a wine is if I find myself talking to someone for a period of time and then look down and realize my glass is empty. If I get to a point where I stop analyzing the wine on every sip and just enjoy it instead, it's a good wine (for me, at least). At the end of the tasting, I realized I didn't even have any notes for the Chardonnay because I drank it too fast. I didn't have high hopes since I've bashed on them in the past, but this Chardonnay was absolutely delicious. It had a nice toasty, vanilla-y flavor, and not too much of the butter. It also didn't have a big oak flavor to it, which is nice. I didn't have it with food, but I brought a bottle home so I'm excited to try it out!
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