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Default Three Chardonnays

On Dec 8, 10:41*pm, DaleW > wrote:
> On Dec 8, 10:26*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
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> > We made the Zuni Cafe Chicken Salad for dinner last night and I opened
> > some chardonnay to see which worked best.

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> > 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"

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> > 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"

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> > 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+"

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> > I enjoyed the Leeuwin the most but the best match for me *with the
> > chicken salad was the Kongsgaard.

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> 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
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Yes the Zuni Cafe Chicken Bread salad. You turned me on to it and
it's one of my favorite recipes...the chicken itself it great!
The Judge can be a bit over the top but when it's right it's fabulous.