Tip of the Week
Some top sellers and good buys on Chardonnays, from various experts: - 2004 Sharpshooter Chardonnay Sonoma, cost around $16. Bright, aromatic, rich and lively. Ripe pear and apple flavors with a hint of nutmeg and vanilla. - San Felipe Chardonnay, cost around $7. Aromas of rich tropical fruit, flavors of citrus, pineapple and vanilla. - Grand Cru Chardonnay, cost around $6. Light and buttery with hints of pear, peach and green apple. - 2004 Falling Star Chardonnay, Argentina, cost is $5. Smells and tastes a bit like Sauvignon Blanc. Its aromas and flavors are grassy and pungent, with pineapple, lime and chalk. - 2003 Turner Road Vineyards Central Coast Chardonnay, cost is $10. Light, simple and pleasant, with aromas of lemon, olive oil, honey and talcum powder and appealing flavors of pineapple, lemon and some honey. - 2003 Tin Roof California Chardonnay, cost is $8. It has more of a lime taste, with notes of pine forest, and aromas of butter, olive oil, lime, nail polish and pine tree.
