Monday, June 18, 2012

František Foretník Chardonnay 2006 výběr z hroznů

Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovácko sub-appellation, Šardice village, Padělky vineyard
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Residual sugar: 2.3 g/l
Acidity: 6.3g/l
Color: straw yellow
Bouquet: ripe tropical fruits, very mineral, dry pineapple, dry apple
Taste: full body, round, good mouth feel, dry fruit with dominant pineapple and red apple, at the end pink grapefruit,  medium to longer lasting finish
Recommended food pairing: brie
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 150 in 2009
Stopper: cork
Last bottle, most likely peaking at this point, it is less flowery as previous tastings of the same bottle noted in my blog, but still excellent structure of the fruit and minerality. Although it has quite high alcohol given the hot 2006 vintage, it does not burn in in the nose or stand out. Notes are similar to my April 2012 tasting notes here.

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