Synopsis, Our Opinion: A FANTASTIC value Chardonnay
Producer/Winery: Michel Guignier;
Grape Variety: Chardonnay.
Geographic Appellation,, Region, Country: Mâcon-Villages; Burgundy, France.
Vintage: 2018
Price: $18.90 (with a 10% mixed case discount)
Purchased From: The Caviste Wine Shop; Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Paired With: Ham and Swiss cheese quiche with butternut squash soup.
Tasting:
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Chilled before drinking. Clear, wheat straw color. Very little aroma, but there were intermittent whiffs of melons in a hot sunny field and crushed gravel. Lively, very fresh and zesty mouthfeel, light to medium body and a 150-grit texture. Lemon, pear, peach and just a hint of quince flavors with mineral emerging at mid-palate. Overflowing with bright acidity and a long tart lemon and lime tasting finish. A nicely focused Chardonnay revealing a wonderful mix of fruit and savory mineral. Well paired with the quiche and the fresh acidity really made it an excellent sipping wine after the dinner. We called it a FANTASTIC value Chardonnay.
Photo from Michel Guignier.
Alcohol Content: 13%
Closure: Aluminum covered 45mm Natural cork.
UPC Code: 3 760216 570205
Imported by: Barrique Wines; Durham, North Carolina.