Sprucewood Shores Chardonnay 2008 Review
Sat 6, Mar. 10
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Winemaker’s Notes:
More than your typical Chardonnay! This crisp wine carries a delightfully un-oaked citrus twist and finishes with mineral and fruity notes on the palate.
VQA Lake Erie North Shore
12.5% alc./vol.
Sugar Code: 0
Price: 750 mL $11.95
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This wine is not quite as it seems, but for all the right reasons.
The winemaker’s notes describe this as an unoaked chardonnay. Pour some into a glass and note the hints of oak. Yes, oak can be tasted too.
This is the winemaker’s craft. Taking a good chardonnay, adding a little bit of their oaked chardonnay (4% I am told) with an end result that is sure to please all chardonnay wine drinkers. Chardonnays can be a bit boring, the winemaker has found a way to make this one more interesting.
The nose offers a nice hint of lemony citrus up front along with that hint of oak.
Taste: nice crisp acidity and cirus on the attack followed shortly afterward by the hint of oak. Interesting mineral notes near the finish, I don’t find this a lot in Lake Erie North Shore wines so it is a real treat. The wine has a nice medium bodied mouthfeel.
Offers a lot for the price!
Very nice wine. We bought several bottles.