| This wine opens up with strong aromas of freshly cut green apple, melon and pear. A bowl full of tropical fruit salad (pineapples, bananas, mangos and papaya) is in there, as well as a hint of floral apple blossom. On the palate, the refreshing flavors of crisp apple and fresh citrus are balanced with an acidic component. The finish is fairly long considering that there was no oak used when making this wine. Lingering tropical fruit flavors of pineapple and banana. Wine Enthusiast Shows what is becoming the classic profile of unoaked, cool-climate Chard. Clean, crisp and minerally, the wine shows high-toned flavors of ripe kiwis, limes, passionfruit, pineapples, green apples, vanilla and cinnamon-spice. A match for scallops with mango salsa. Score: 87. —Steve Heimoff, October 01, 2007 |