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Bachelder Saunders Vineyard Chardonnay 2012

Bachelder Saunders Vineyard Chardonnay 2012
Bachelder Saunders Vineyard Chardonnay 2012

Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada



Community Score: 4.5/5
Community Reviews: 4
 
Price: $44.95
Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol: 12.5%
 

Drink: 2014-2020

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: Bachelder

Daniel O'Keefe rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

A big, full, and rich Chardonnay, developing and evolving with age, and drinking quite well as it nears eight years of age. This single vineyard offering is generous, almost hedonistic, with glorious oak notes of vanilla, butterscotch, and baking spice harmoniously mingling with baked apple, poached pear, and candied lemon. A line of firm acidity cuts through the creamy and buttery palate, helping to balance the full body. The finish goes on for ages. Equally worthy of pairing with deep contemplation or almond-crusted trout. Not showing any signs of stopping or slowing, the 2012 Saunders Vineyard Chardonnay certainly has a few more years of prime drinking. But when it is this good now, why wait?
 

  


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