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Boon Fly's Hill Chardonnay

Carneros · Napa-Sonoma · United States

Fact sheet

seafood · grilled chicken · pasta with light sauces · mild cheeses

201092 pts

Zippy, zesty acidity balances the ripe pear, lime and tropical fruit flavors. There are also rich streaks of buttered toast and vanilla bean from having matured in oak, as well as a yeastiness from having aged on its lees. Dry and complex, this wine is meant to be consumed with…
200994 pts

This is one of the most Chablis-style Chardonnays on the market. It's bone dry, and has a steely, minerally elegance made complex with layers of pineapples and limes, and even a honeysuckle richness. The oak, interestingly, comes from Hungary. A terrific wine, far from the overo…
200787 pts

Shows the very dry herbal, floral and tobacco flavors that often mark Napa Chardonnays (and the vineyard is on the Napa side of Carneros). But there's a good core of tropical citrus fruits, while oak adds needed richness of smoky vanilla and buttered toast. Drink now.
200688 pts

Oak stands out, making smoky caramel and butterscotch the dominant flavors in this Chardonnay. Below that are fruity flavors of pineapples, green apple jam and peach preserves, finished with awesome Asian spices. Just 90 cases produced.