Cuvée Spéciale L'Etoile Chardonnay Blend

nummers!!!!

Magnum. Leather, nuts, and Indian spice with a bright acidic streak.

2 June 2018. Verre de Terre, New York, NY.

Wax, sea spray, pear, lemon, roasted nut, candied almond, vanilla, butterscotch. Rich with glycerol on the palate with high acid balancing. Aromas match the nose and are very intense. Long oxidative finish. Yum with roast chicken.

Typical nutty Jura chard. We like this one.

Great wine. I haven't had many of these oxidized whites but this one is quite unique and intriguing. Caramel, toast, almond, rich, but w good acidity, grilled peach, roasted lemon.

* appearance: medium golden hue
* aromas: oxidative, fino sherry, cider, honey, almond
* palate: green apple
* structure: light bodied, medium+ acidity
* finish: mineral, saline, nice length
* winemaking: 100% Chardonnay fermented in stainless steel vats and then aged in large oak barrels some of which aren't topped up
* pairing: chicken and vegetables smoked on a Green Egg
* price: $28

I want to love it but can't. Gave it a full week and checked in on it each day... just too sharply sherry'd and fucked up.

Very nutty and funky. Simply delicious.

2011, delicious