Drink.  Learn.  Laugh.  Repeat.

Welcome Back!Sign in here:

Not Registered?Become one of our thirsty clan 326,595 strong:

Register Today!

La Crema Chardonnay 2013 Wine Review

La Crema Chardonnay 2013

La Crema Chardonnay 2013

Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States

Community Score:91/100

Community Reviews: 5

  Add My Review


Price: $40.95

Drink: 2013-2018

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14.5%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: White Wine


Winery: La Crema

Agent: Breakthru Beverage Canada Inc.

Natalie's Score: 91/100

A full-bodied, well-rounded, buttery wine with lovely balancing acidity and citrus fruit notes. Ideal for roast chicken or seafood with cream sauces, as well as lobster in butter. The Chardonnay grapes for this Californian white wine are a regional blend from vineyards in the Russian River valley. Finishes with nuances of fresh golden apple, pear and crème brûlée. Pair with roast chicken.

Chardonnay food pairings: toasted ravioli served with Alfredo sauce.

Perfect Pasta and Tomato Sauce Wine

This La Crema Chardonnay 2013 was reviewed on April 4, 2015 by Natalie MacLean

More Vintages: 2019  2018  2017  2014  2011 

  Add New Vintage

Pricing & Stock Information

  • BCLDB
  • 250555
  • $34.01 
  • 7 bottles
StoreStock    
Broadway & Lillooet7 Add
See More Edit

Reviews and Ratings

Heather Wall - CS; WSET Advanced rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

This label has long been one of my go-to wines for gifting or entertaining. You are getting a bottle of California sunshine when you purchase La Crema Chardonnay. Brilliant sunny lemon colour fills the glass. Rich aromas of apple,pear, white stone fruit, pineapple, toasted oak, butterscotch and vanilla. The palate is voluptuous with creamery butter and vanilla finish. The acidity is cleansing and balanced. It's always a pleasure tasting this wine. Perfect pairings: shellfish, turkey with stuffing, shrimp in lobster sauce.
Tasted: March 2015
Jane Staples - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

An elegant nose shows pear and subtle buttered toast. The rich palate shows creamy ripe pear, vanilla and butterscotch with a velvety, creamy mouthfeel and a delicious long vanilla pear finish.
The 2013 vintage of the Chardonnay Russian River is all barrel-fermented and all of the wine undergoes a malolactic fermentation to soften the acids. The wine is aged for 8 months in 30% new French oak barrels before bottling. - Community Wine Reviews

1 Member would buy this wine again

If you liked the La Crema Chardonnay 2013, you might also like these wines:

WANT TO LEARN HOW TO

PAIR WINE
& FOOD?

Join me in a free online video class to learn the secrets to perfect pairings.

Wine of the Week

As featured on  

CTV Wine of the Week!

Wander + Found Sparkling Wine
Sparkling Cuveé Blanc Can

Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean offers North America's most popular online wine and food pairing classes. She was named the World's Best Drinks Writer at the World Food Media Awards in Australia.

Natalie has published two books with Random House, both selected as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year.

Join 326,595 thirsty wine lovers who get access to all of her wine reviews by becoming a member of her site. Take a free online pairing class with her here.

FEEL LOST IN THE

LCBO?

Know the wines you want before you even get to the store with my wine reviews. Join now. It's free.

Red, White & Drunk All Over

  Best Books of the Year

Red, White & Drunk all over by Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean writes about wine with a sensuous obsession... and often laugh-out-loud funny... Terrific.

Rex Pickett, Sideways

Ms. MacLean is the disarming Everywoman. She loves wine, loves drinking ... ultimately, it's a winning formula.

Eric Asimov, The New York Times

GOT A SMARTPHONE?

Access my reviews on mobile with the bar code scanner.

GET NAT'S APP

Unquenchable: A Tipsy Search

  Best Books of the Year

Unquenchable by Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean is a new force in the wine writing world ‐ a feisty North American answer to Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson. She can write beautifully about wine.

The Financial Times of London

There are very few people in the wine world who "get it" and Natalie is one of those who brings more fun to a buttoned-up and stodgy game.

Gary Vaynerchuck, Wine Library TV

Starting a Wine Cellar?

Expert advice for all budgets

Insider tips on starting a wine cellar
From wine racks to underground caves, insider tips on size and space, number of bottles, ideal conditions and reputable resources.   learn more  

337,614

WINE
REVIEWS

326,595

ACTIVE
MEMBERS
Winner World's Best Drink Writer
WFour-Time Winner James Beard Foundation
Five-Time Winner Association of Food Journalists
Six-Time Winner Bert Greene Award
Best Wine Literature Book Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Online Writer of the Year Louis Roederer International Wine Writing Award