Name:Old Coach Road Chardonnay
Grape: Chardonnay
Color: yellow
Smell: spicy, oak,
Taste: balanced with a very obvious, distinct oak barrel finish
Dryness/Sweetness: mild dryness
Food: just tasting
Country/Region: New Zealand
Alcohol Content: 13.5%
How much? $14.95
Where’d you try it? Vintage Cellar
Would you drink it again? At least one more time – This was very good too. Very balanced and with multiple levels of flavor. But it didn’t get me as excited as the Sauvignon Blanc. And I tend to like the less fruity wines.
Extra thoughts?
This wine is ½ naked, which means that is spent ½ of its’ life in an oak barrel and the other ½ in stainless steel. I’m not positive whether this was old or new oak.
Other reviews:
From the Vintage Cellar:
This is a delightfully satisfying wine full of ripe chardonnay fruit characteristics intertwined with smooth, supple, spicy oak. The palate is full and textured, with a clear definition and long lasting flavors.
My rating scale works as such:
1. Never Again
2. If someone else bought it
3. I'd keep it in mind
4. At least one more time
5. Going to get another bottle right NOW!
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