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Badge Rancho Santa Rosa Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay 2006
Badge Rancho Santa Rosa Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay 2006

Badge Rancho Santa Rosa Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay 2006


Chardonnay

from Central Coast, California

Price: $30.00
(this vintage is sold out)
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Item No. 102552 
(2)
white wine style:
Light & Crisp Fruity & Smooth Rich & Creamy
winemaker's notes:

The fruit for Bruno's BADGE Chardonnay comes from Rancho Santa Rosa, in the STA. Rita Hills appellation. To achieve the great balance in this wine, Bruno aged it partially in French oak barrel and partially in stainless steel. To keep the wine light, so that it dances on the tongue, he gave it partial malolactic acid fermentation. This blending of three different ways to age a wine and finish its flavor resulted in a wine that has a touch of oak, a little bit of body, and a light crispness generally not seen in Chardonnay. Whether you drink this wine alone, or pair it with food, it's an equally enjoyable treat. With lemony notes and a touch of sweet citrus rind, this Chardonnay has great balance, and a long finish. It pairs well with textural seafoods, such as crab, shrimp, or lobster. So cook up a batch of the old-fashioned crab cakes and let the wine flow!

critical acclaim:

"Yellow-gold. Explosively aromatic nose offers an impressive array of oak-spiced pit fruit and yellow plum scents, along with suave vanilla and cured meat. Broad but impressively restrained, offering sweet peach and apricot flavors and bracing acidity. Plays richness against energy smoothly, finishing with serious cling. A big boy, and in need of rich sauces or pungent cheeses."

90 Points

International Wine Cellar

User Reviews

The top 3 most liked reviews for this wine.
leejayb - Marina Del Rey, CA (read all my reviews)
rating (8/22/2011):
Joseph Carter - Haltom City, TX (read all my reviews)
rating (9/23/2010):
I have to defend this wine after the previous review. Maybe she had a bad bottle but this is a deliecious Chardonnay and I usually don't like them, but prefer SBs. Not too oaky, smooth and somewhat crisp. Buying some more right now.
rating (9/16/2010):
Had to pour it down the sink. Perhaps too old? Wasted my money this time.

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