-Chardonnay
-Maule Valley
-Chile
-2013
-$9.99
Chilean Chardonnay thrives in the cooler areas, and tends to have moderate acidity, tropical fruit notes and a striking minerality.
Chilean Chardonnay is a cool climate specialist. The regions of Limari, San Antonio and Casablanca have become well known for their fabulous (and very reasonably priced) Chardonnays.
A Chilean Chardonnay won't taste like Napa Chardonnay. It is more similar to a Sauvignon Blanc but with more tropical fruit and apple-pear flavors. Given the heavy minerality and noticeable acidity, Chilean Chardonnay should pair nicely with dense fish dishes, white meats and possibly some scallops or lobster.
http://www.vivino.com/wineries/carta-vieja/wines/maule-valley-sierra-cruz-chardonnay-2013
My review:
At first smell I thought it was going to be extremely sweet. It had a tangy and very fruity smell. According to the major reviews and the pourer, it kind of character chardonney from abroad, which is why I had not tasted anything like it because usually I only drink US wines. It had a lot of body though. What really surprised me it was not very sweet at all, you could taste the different fruits (all citrus) but it was still dry. It had a light feeling too it but as you continue to drink it loses it flavor because the alcohol began to become more and more apparent and hurt that taste.
It started great but I did not like the ending sadly, which meant I walked away not impressed.
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