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Chardonel

Chardonel Wine Details
Price: $13.00 per bottle

Description: Our Chardonel is un-oaked so you can taste the bright and flavorful Chardonel grapes. Pale golden yellow color. Aromas of toasty fruit toffee and baked pear follow through on a round, silky entry to a dry-yet-fruity light-to-medium body with a touch of caramel apple. Finishes with peach and lemon water accented fade. BTI awarded this wine Highly Recommended.

Varietal Definition
Chardonel:
Chardonel was developed in New York State, to be a late-ripening, highly-productive, cold-climate varietal. A cross of Chardonnay and Seyval Blanc, Chardonel is proving its value in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest states. Given much of the same treatment as Chardonnay, it adapts well to barrel fermention, and controlled lees contact. The result is often a full-bodied dry wine, high in alcohol and acidity, with a similar, if less pronounced character than Chardonnay.


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