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A Chardonnay that represents a style that a lot of Chardonnay makers have started to get away from. Instead of the unoaked austere style that does not see malolactic fermentation or barrel aging, this wine is a combination of both techniques. The grapes are all organically farmed. 30% of this juice is fermented in stainless [...]

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This is our first 2011 wine to review and it is encouraging to see a wine this young taste so good. Well it is not really all that young in the life span of a Sauvignon Blanc because when wines come from the Southern hemisphere they are harvested in April or May at the latest. [...]

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This is a white wine for red wine drinkers. This isn’t to say that white wine drinkers will not enjoy it as well, I’m simply pointing out that the red wine drinkers will be the group most impressed by this Freemark Abbey offering. It has the style any high-end Viognier should have and it came [...]

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95% Garganega and 5% Trebbiano di Soave (Verdicchio) this wine was probably one of the best whites from Verona in the Veneto region of Italy I have ever tasted. It might be overlooked for its light but distinctive flavors by wine consumers who are a little light in the wallet or need a hammer over [...]

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This Soave is 100% Garganega fruit. The average age of the vineyard is 25 years, and the fruit is fermented at cold temperatures in stainless steel and a bit of late harvested fruit added to bring some complexity to the overall package. The opening aromas are peachy, clean and slightly intense, fading into straw and [...]

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This is a summer quaffer that is a workhorse of a wine. I recommend this for restaurant “by the glass” (BTG) programs and any social occasion that calls for clean flavors. Both those duties would be easy work for this white wine, which is 100% Sauvignon Blanc. A lemon-lime passion fruit palate that will please [...]

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