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Ferrari-Carona Chardonnay 2011

Ferrari-Carona Chardonnay 2011
Ferrari-Carona Chardonnay 2011

Sonoma County, California, United States



Community Score: 4.4/5
Community Reviews: 1
 
Price: $28.95
Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol: 14%
 

Drink: 2013-2017


Steve Cranny rated this wine as 88/100 with the following review:

For this Mother's Day review I wanted to submit the tasting notes for a wine that reminded me of my Mom and have therefore choosen the 2011 Ferrari-Carona Chardonnay. This wine is big, generous and heart warming but if you have too much of it at one sitting it might prove just a bit too much (no honestly Mom I meant just the first three things are like you...). On the palate it displays yellow apples, apricots,vanilla and butter. The finish is nice, clean and warm,not a great wine but a good one.
I was thinking at first that it would go with a nice piece of sole with a butter sauce but seeing as I will be sharing it with my Mom we will probably have to go with her baked ham, scalloped potatoes and corn.
Happy Mother's Day Mom
 

  


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