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Ponzi Aurora Vineyard Chardonnay (Willamette Valley)

Ponzi

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

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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…