Americans love chardonnay. More than one-fifth of all the wine sold in the U.S. is chardonnay, which is a breath-taking number. By comparison, cabernet sauvignon sales account for one out of every seven bottles. (That chardonnay and cabernet combined make up more than one-third of all U.S. wine sales is sort of sad, isn’t it?)
Which explains why so many wineries in so many parts of the world make chardonnay. Much of it is indifferent, mostly forgettable stuff sold to people who go to the store to buy a bottle of chardonnay that costs $6 or $8 or $10 or whatever. But some of it, like the Alamos (about $11) from Argentina, is interesting. This is quality California-style chardonnay, without the toasty oaky excesses of many similar California wines. You can actually taste the apple and pear fruit. Serve this chilled on its own, or with any white wine dinner.
This was a good wine... tastes very similar to Cht St Michelle's chard..., in fact whichever is on sale would be the better pick!
Posted by: MinneapolisPipe | December 20, 2009 at 05:33 PM
It's all about trying different kinds of wine, which too many of us are afraid to do. I'll keep the Chateau Ste. Michelle in mind for a future review.
Posted by: Jeff Siegel | December 21, 2009 at 05:56 AM