Friday, January 1, 2010

Anakena Chardonnay 2005

Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Casablanca Valley
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: light golden
Bouquet: quite intense pungent fruit, mango, lychee, rose flower
Taste: medium body, creamy, vanilla, butter, nuts, canned gooseberry, white grapefruit, very dry
Recommended food pairing: queso curado, matured cheese
Overall score: 82
Price: CZK 190
Stopper: plastic cork
This is very different from the previous chardonnay. In the nose its quite expressive, almost rotten fruit with nice vanilla tones. The taste is very different from the bouquet, it's extremely dry, creamy, buttery, lacks a bit of fruit characteristics.

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