Sierra Madre Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley, California
14.2 % Alcohol
Tasted 2015-03-06
Bright golden yellow with green reflexes. Appears heavy in the glass. Ripe but firm to the bite pears. Crisp. Furthermore aromas of mild lemon drops paired with a touch of butterscotch and pineapple.
In the mouth an incredible diversity of flavor nuances: The pears are clearly present, followed by a creamy acidity of lemons and pineapples. This acidity is slowly converted to a floating "fruit carpet". Never ending.
Already wonderful to drink. Remains on this level for further three years. After that? Difficult to say at the moment.
Pairing Asian food with US chardonnay is always, as is well known, a very difficult thing. But when I drank this wonderful Chardonnay it came immediately to my mind that for a well-balanced (not too sweet, not too hot) Asian dish this could be a partner worth to try.
Sunday, April 12. 2015
2012 Paul Lato Chardonnay "Le Souvenir" (93/100)
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