Donelan Genevieves Block Chardonnay 2017
Donelan Genevieves Block Chardonnay 2017 is a dry, full-bodied white from Chardonnay (Sonoma Coast, United States), in the rich, round whites style. Acidity is fresh; oak influence is some. Good with roast chicken, salmon, creamy pasta, lobster. Cheapest offer £95.00 at Hedonism Wines.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Hyde de Villaine Chardonnay 2011 Hyde de Villaine · Sonoma County | £95.00 | |||
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The 2017 Donelan Genevieve`s Block Chardonnay is a powerful yet vibrant Sonoma Coast wine, sourced from a tiny, cool-climate, west-facing parcel within the Devoto Vineyard. Exhibiting a style that balances the richness of Californian Chardonnay with a European-like tension, this wine offers complex notes of white flowers, lemon confit and crushed rock minerality alongside warmer tones of toasted hazelnut, crème brûlée and baking spices. The 2017 vintage saw a deliberate blocking of malolactic fermentation and reduced lees stirring, resulting in a medium-to-full-bodied wine with a silky, creamy texture, a core of ripe orchard and white stone fruits, and a long, textured finish charged by tangy acidity.