2006 Chardonnay (Robert Skalli Wines) -- Skalli Family Wines Americas Shopping Cart -- Chardonnay 2006

<H1>2006 Chardonnay -- Skalli Family Wines Americas Shopping Cart</H1> $19.00 -- South of France <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/sfwa/images/rsw-ch_med.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="2006 Chardonnay" NAME="2006 Chardonnay" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> Dr. Deb (Good Wines Under $20 blog) says..."abundant apple flavors and aromas...This wine was very well-balanced between the fruit, the crisp acidity, and the creamy oak." TASTING NOTES The color is a light lemony yellow. Aromas show delicate touches of citrus fruit and white flowers. Flavors of toast with ripe pear, peach and gingerbread enhance the great delicacy of this wine which has astonishing aromatic freshness. SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Excellent with grilled shrimp, salmon and artichokes, also butternut squash soup and pasta with browned butter sauce. VINEYARDS Three Languedoc terroir are featured in this wine: in the South-west Languedoc, gentle limestone slopes provide a bit of flintiness and elegance. The West, a late-ripening area with deep, silty clay and limestone soils produces lively, fruity wines. In the Central Languedoc, stony terraces in early-ripening areas provide flesh and structure to the wine. VINE CULTIVATION The vines are hard pruned and naturally lacking in vigour. To keep the grapes healthy and help them ripen well, the vines are debudded and the leaves thinned out to let in the light. HARVEST & VINIFICATION To ensure the aromas remain intact, the grapes are picked at night at ideal ripeness. Part of the must is fermented in barrels (half in new barrels and half in once-used barrels) and part in vats to preserve the original aromas of the grapes. MATURATION The wines were matured on the fermentation lees for 6 months in oak barrels to give them delicate flavors of toast and spice. <LI>SKU: CH06RS7 <LI>Apply my Wine Club Discounts!: No, I'm not a Wine Club member; Yes, I'm a Wine Club member Other products in the category <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/sfwa/Category1" TITLE="Robert Skalli Wines">Robert Skalli Wines</A>: <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/sfwa/Product1 TITLE="2005 Cabernet Sauvignon">2005 Cabernet Sauvignon</A> -- Robert Skalli Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/sfwa/Product18 TITLE="2006 AOC Coteaux du Languedoc">2006 AOC Coteaux du Languedoc</A> -- Syrah-Grenache blended wine <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/sfwa/Product14 TITLE="2006 Pinot Noir">2006 Pinot Noir</A> -- Corsica, South of France <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/sfwa" TITLE="Skalli Family Wines Americas Products">Skalli Family Wines Americas Products</A> <A HREF="http://www.sfwamericas.com">Skalli Family Wines Americas</A> Skalli Family Wines Americas <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="ecommerce software">ecommerce software</A> powered by Nexternal