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[WTN] La Piazza 2006 Chardonnay Vigonier

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[WTN] La Piazza 2006 Chardonnay Vigonier

by MattThr » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:55 pm

This was a Christmas present. I know virtually nothing about it beyond what's in the post title and the fact that it came from Sicily.

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The initial smell and flavour of the wine is pretty much obliterated by excess acid. It calmed down a bit once the palate had got used to it and with a bit of air getting to the wine but it was still too much of an edge all the way through the bottle. And this is a dreadful shame because the flavour here was really quite impressive - an initial mouthful of lemon and melon, then a big hit of apple from the Chardonnay going on to find some classic Vigonier apricot on the finish. There was also a persist and not unpleasant undertone of petrol.

On the whole an odd wine from an odd blend, but with a lot of promise.

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