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New Releases California Chardonnay's

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After years of devotion to Chardonnay & White Blends, hear are some of America's new releases.
94 Lioco
Price $45.00

2007 Sonoma coast Charles Heintz Chardonnay
Kevin O'Connor, the wine director at Spago started Lioco.

Its unoaked and among a new breed of exceptional chardonnays grown close to the coast and presented unadorned, its structure shaped by minerality, a saline line of acidity that freshens and tightens the round, pearlike fruit.


90 Lioco
Price $20.00

2007 Sonoma County Chardonnay

This unoaked, naturally fermented chardonnay is made from a selection of vineyards planted on rocky, alluvial "creek-bed" soil. Its creamy and broad, with honeydew melon flavors and floral scents of apple blossoms and thistles.


90 Londer
Price $54.00

2007 Sonoma Coast Kent Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay

This round chardonnay's mineral richness balances its pear-skin flavor. It has juicy weight but remains clean and dry. Londer Vineyards, Philo, CA

88 Bad Dog Ranch
Price $10.00

2007 California Chardonnay

(Best Buy) Filled with citrus flavors of orange and lemon, this is a light, smokey chardannay oriented toward fruit. For an aperitif with fontina or other light cheeses.
Bad dog Ranch Vineyards, Sonoma, CA

88 Francis Ford Coppola
Price $15.00

2007 Monterey county diamond collection chardonnay
(Best Buy) Sweet oak brings richness to the ripe apple flavors in this wine. It stays balanced through the finish, with lasting melon and spice. For roast chicken. Francis Ford Coppola Presents, Geyserville, CA

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