LUCA - Chardonnay - 2012

LUCA

Chardonnay 2012

- 90 points -

Medium straw-yellow color. Musky, truffley aromas of pineapple, citrus zest, spices and herbs. Rich, broad, pliant and ripe, with tropical fruit flavors complicated by a continuing herbaceous nuance and substantial vanillin oak. Doesn't have the depth or lift of the best vintages but this still more satisfying than the overwhelming majority of Argentine chardonnays. Finishes with chewy vanillin oak and a touch of minerality.


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