Tonight’s beverage selection includes a popular chardonnay from the Barriques Middleton tasting menu. The Sonoma-Cutrer Russian River Estates Chardonnay 2007. Not much background on this one. I’m drinking it with some chicken scallopini (recipe forthcoming) I made for dinner tonight. Let’s get to it.
Wine: Sonoma-Cutrer Russian River Estates Chardonnay 2007
Style: Sonoma Coast (California) Chardonnay
Vitals: 14.2% abv
Company line: “I know of no other wine that better captures the spirit, passion, and dedication of those who grow and make it. -Terry Adams, Winemaker” Umm, ok, guy.
My take: straw yellow and crystal clear in the glass, notes of honeyed pear, pineapple and buttery oak. High minerality leads to a clean, mostly dry, lightly acidic mouthfeel. Great balance all around yields high drinkability. To use a beer analogy, this is the casked English bitter of wines – clean and refined, more than the sum of its parts. Class in a glass. I could go on. I won’t. $18-$20/bottle range. Or come to Barriques and I’ll pour you a glass. Lord knows I could use the company.
Hi there. I love Sonoma-Cutrer! Would you mind if I use this photo on my own blog? I will credit and link back to you…
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