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Santa Carolina Gran Reserva Chardonnay 2013 Wine Review

Santa Carolina Gran Reserva Chardonnay 2013

Santa Carolina Gran Reserva Chardonnay 2013

Casablanca Valley, Chile

Community Score:90/100

Community Reviews: 4

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Price: $18.95

Drink: 2015-2017

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13.5%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: White Wine


Winery: Santa Carolina

Agent: Charton Hobbs Inc

Natalie's Score: 90/100

Stunning quality, taste and richness for this price point! Rich, toasted almonds wrap around a core of green apple vibrancy in this Chilean white wine made from Chardonnay grapes. Balanced and luscious, with loads of hedonistic happiness. This is an amazing party wine and it also works well for dinner parties. Finished with buttered toast and apple-nut aromas. A terrific and well-priced Chilean Chardonnay with toasty oak, tropical tree fruit and green apple aromas. Pair with veal.

Chardonnay food pairings: crab cakes, roast pork, prawn bisque, cheese fondue, stuffed chicken breast, roast turkey..

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This Santa Carolina Gran Reserva Chardonnay 2013 was reviewed on December 30, 2016 by Natalie MacLean

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Maria rated this wine as 92/100
Rachelle O'Connor rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

You can really smell the toast, apple and peach on the nose with this wine. The palate is compact with many wonderful flavors intertwined - melon, nectarine, pineapple, roasted almonds - it is truly a great value!
The Chardonnay grapes from this wine were grown in Chile's cool-climate Casablanca Valley. The wine is matured in French oak barrels for 9 months. The wine is ripe apple, guava and pineapple fruit with light toast and a zesty, creamy finish. - Community Wine Reviews

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