To celebrate Father's Day today, we in the M household are enjoying a man's man's wine. Normally a beer guy, we found this Chardonnay while taste testing at Ridge Road Winery on Easter weekend this year, and J had to buy a bottle. I never say no to adding a nice vintage to the wine rack but I have to say this isn't my usual fare.
J: Perfect. It tastes like wood, in a good way, and a bit fruity. Not too dry, not too sweet. It went well with shrimp and steak.
M: This wine has a honey smell and manages to be light but full-flavoured at the same time. Almost the white equivalent to the 2010 Apothic Red we reviewed a while back, this Chardonnay is the thing of leather club chairs and cigars. That being said it might not be for everyone. It wasn't my first choice at our wine tasting back in April and only two of our party of four picked up a bottle of it. However, on second tasting I find I really dig the complex, slightly unusual flavours. Definitely a sipping wine and not what you might consider a general crowd pleaser, at $16.95 it's worth a taste. Or even a second chance.
