- 90 points -
April 2022 (Vintage 2020)BEST BUY - This rich and oaky wine offers plenty of butterscotch, ginger and nutmeg flavors on a full body. It’s very concentrated in flavor and balanced to the soft side.
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MATCHBOOK WINES
Chardonnay
2020
$26.96*
Product code
756308
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
Private Retail - Special Order
Status
Unavailable
Type of product
Still wine
Country
United States
Regulated designation
American Viticultural Areas (AVA)
Region
California
Subregion
Yolo, Dunnigan Hills
Classification
Estate bottled
Varietal(s)
Chardonnay
100 %
Colour
White
Closure type
Cork
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About this winery
Why Matchbook? As a farm kid growing up in the late 1950´s and early 1960´s John Giguiere was a confirmed pyromaniac starting various things on fire such as his father´s wheat field. At one point, fearing total ruin from his kids burning him out of the house and farm, his father took them to the city jail for an hour stay to impress upon his brother and him the futility of their fascination with fire. John and his brother answered at a later date by graduating from random fires to the...
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Tasting notes
The opulence of this wine is evident by its beautiful goldenstraw color. Aromas of spiced pears, caramel and baked apple are layered over butterscotch and brown barrel spices. The flavors are an enticing play of crisp apple and cream, We make this rich, full-boded chardonnay in the traditional manor with barrel fermentation and lees stirring to give the wine a luscious viscosity and elegance. Pair this delicious Chardonnay with smoked gouda, grilled chicken salad, or even fish tacos.
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