A Western Australia Chardonnay

A Western Australia Chardonnay:
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Wine Reviewed
Groundrey Reserve Selection Chardonnay 2004 14.5% alcohol about $15

Let’s start by quoting the marketing materials. Description: Goundrey Winery celebrated with another wine at the prestigious 2005 Chardonnay-du-Monde competition held in Burgundy with a Gold Medal for this Reserve Chardonnay. Tasting Note: This wine initially shows big, ripe fruit with harmonious tannins and the forward flavors and buttery and worked characters that typify this label. It also shows more age, balance, and viscosity than most of its competitors for an upfront and appealing commercial style, finishing crisply to ensure a further two to three years of development in required. Silver Medal. (Scoop Magazine, Regional Wine Tasting, June 17, 2005) And now for my review.

At the first sips this wine was very rich with tropical fruits, delicate acidity, and good length. The initial meal started with barbecued chicken wings in a tomato sauce. The wine was flowery and tasted of spiced lemons as well. The meal continued with a honey-garlic barbecued chicken breast. In response the Chardonnay tasted of burnt caramel, grapefruit, and mango. When paired with green beans in tomato sauce it displayed great length with citrus and a little oak. The side of commercially prepared potato salad with pickles weakened the wine but there was still a lot of citrus.

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