+MUST TRY+Chateau St. Jean Chardonnay (by Chateau St. Jean)
United States of America: Sonoma County, Kenwood, California
Chardonnay (white)
2005
12.00
89
The nose on this classic Chardonnay captures that movie-theater butter, while the taste adds nice apple and citrus flavors to the buttery undercurrent. Decent finish with nice acid. I like this Chardonnay a lot. A touch of vanilla flavor adds a little complexity. This is a very enjoyable wine, and at this price, really worth trying. The wood's not overdone, for me, something unusual in a lower-priced Chardonnay.
Columbia Crest Two Vines Chardonnay (by Columbia Crest Winery)
United States of America: Paterson, Washington (eastern Washington, in the Horse Heaven Hills along the Columbia River)
Chardonnay (white)
2005
8.00
82
A very inexpensive Washington State chardonnay...that just doesn't do much for me. I find the color bland, the bouquet tight, and the taste--mostly pear, with some apple--completely overwhelmed by a somewhat obnoxious oak on the finish. Not a wine to run away from with great haste, I suppose, but also not a chardonnay to seek out. In a pinch this might prove better than water--but just barely.
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