White
Hovey Duende Chardonnay (Calaveras County)
Calaveras County · Sierra Foothills · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- White
- Grape
- Chardonnay
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Calaveras County · Sierra Foothills
- Appellation
- Calaveras County
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Sweetness
- off-dry
Food pairing
frango assado · peixe grelhado · massa com molho branco · queijo brie · vegetais assados
Rated vintages
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201389 pts
A bold Chardonnay that embraces new oak barrels and has the flavor profile to show for it. Hovey fermented it in 50% new oak barrels, matured it on the lees and bottled it a few months after harvest. The scent and flavor of toasted oak comes through from the first sniff to the f…
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201088 pts
A lovely Foothills Chardonnay from longtime area winemaker Chuck Hovey, who also makes the Stevenot wines. With strong apple and cinnamon personality the wine also has an intriguing creaminess to it, with lilting lemon meringue. Let it open slowly or place it in the cellar for 2…
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200882 pts
Sweet and simple, with candied orange, pear and pineapple flavors, wrapped into a syrupy-soft texture.