On Dec 8, 10:26*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> We made the Zuni Cafe Chicken Salad for dinner last night and I opened
> some chardonnay to see which worked best.
>
> 2004 Leeuwin Art Series Chardonnay-Upon opening, the nose was pure
> tropical fruit..mango, pineapple, papaya but most of this blew off in
> a few minutes leaving more pineapple-grapefruit aromas. *With some
> time in the glass the wine was explosive on the palate changing and
> evolving with each sip. *Plenty of pineapple and tropical notes with
> vanilla and butterscotch. *Fair amount of acidity and a limestone
> mineral component coming through on the finish. *Lemon-lime citrus
> notes began to take over and by the time the bottle was finished it
> was more burgundian than I expected. *It started out like a warm
> climate Chard and ended up like a cool weather chard. *Very complex
> and exciting. "A"
>
> 2006 Dom Henri Boillot Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet--Should have
> opened this one first. *Initial steely mineral driven nose with some
> floral undertones. *Shows a nice blanace of minerality and fruit with
> pear and apple notes. *Perhaps the most floral white Burgundy I've had
> in a long time. *"B"
>
> 2007 Kongsgaard "The Judge" Napa Chardonnay-This one is pure liquid
> rocks and lemon curd. *Big but balanced and hugely concentrated
> flavors with a nice acidity to keep it from being overwhelming. "B+"
>
> I enjoyed the Leeuwin the most but the best match for me *with the
> chicken salad was the Kongsgaard.

Is this the roast chicken/bread salad? Great recipe.
The Leeuwin Art Series are nice wines
When I had the Judge blind, I thought 03 Grand Cru (big and ripe, but
not super-California-y