White

Carabella Dijon 76 Estate Chardonnay (Chehalem Mountains)

Carabella

Chehalem Mountains · Willamette Valley · United States

Fact sheet

Type
White
Grape
Chardonnay
Country
United States
Region
Chehalem Mountains · Willamette Valley
Appellation
Chehalem Mountains
Body
medium
Acidity
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

frango assado · peixe grelhado · camarão com alho · massas com molho de manteiga · queijo brie · aves assadas

Rated vintages

  • 201391 pts

    Careful winemaking balances the fruit and oak perfectly in this lovely, medium-weight wine. It's polished and steely, with just-ripe apple and pear fruit, braced with racy, lemony acidity and a streak of minerality. It was fermented in 100% French oak, one sixth new.

  • 201290 pts

    Tightly wound and sculpted fruit anchors an appealing Chardonnay with ample influence from barrel aging. In this excellent, fruit-forward vintage, plenty of weight characterizes the core apple flavors, which are wrapped in a lush coating of toast, butter pecan and nougat.

  • 201185 pts

    Quite light, in both mouthfeel and flavor, this has simple, rather generic fruit and a bit of butter.

  • 200990 pts

    This is a full-bodied wine that belies the notion that Oregon always makes a sleeker style of Chardonnay. Here are ripe, round flavors of peach and mango, wrapped in naturally vivid acidity, with a warming sensation in the finish. Best enjoyed soon, while fresh and young.