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Ponzi Aurora Vineyard Chardonnay (Willamette Valley)
Willamette Valley · Willamette Valley · United States
Ficha técnica
- Tipo
- White
- Uva
- Chardonnay
- País
- United States
- Região
- Willamette Valley · Willamette Valley
- Denominação
- Willamette Valley
- Corpo
- full
- Acidez
- high
- Doçura
- dry
Harmonização
frango assado · peixe grelhado · massa com molho branco · queijo brie · risoto de frutos do mar
Safras avaliadas
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201494 pts
Polished in every way, this brings an enticing potpourri of almond paste, apple and white pepper. Wild yeast fermentation in oak (30% new) marries complex components in perfect precise balance. As with all the Ponzi 2014 Chardonnays, the acids are bright but not biting, and the…
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201394 pts
One of a pair of single-vineyard, reserve-level Chardonnays, this seamlessly pulls together yellow apple, lemon panna cotta, white pepper and a suggestion of wet rock. Located in the Chehalem Mountains AVA, Aurora fruit is fermented with wild yeast all the way through malolactic…
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201296 pts
This sensational effort comes from 20-year-old vines. It's a glorious wine; textural, generous and complex. The bright and fruity midpalate blends flavors of peach, quince, honey, tea and caramel, buoyed by juicy acidity and a touch of minerality.
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201191 pts
The 2011 Aurora Vineyard Chardonnay comes across as super rich, without being superripe—a neat trick. It's lush and toasty from the moment the cork is pulled, showing mixed tropical-fruit flavors buoyed with moderate acidity. The perfumed nose carries through in the mouth, almos…