- Basic info: Michael Poznan “Annabella” Chardonnay, Napa, CA – 2014
- Type: white
- Price estimate: $13 (local wine store)
- Look: Light straw colored with good legs after it warmed a little.
- Smell: Apple, pear, lemon flower
- Taste: Lemon, lime, vanilla and a little jasmine. Good acid with a medium finish. Tart, but pleasant.
- Conclusions: I like this wine, especially for a Chardonnay. It has a soft texture and a silky mouthfeel, but it isn’t oily or oaky. It went well with the Thai peanut sauce I made with dinner. Is it a memorable wine? Probably not, but it is very drinkable.
- Other notes: Ever since Kate brought over the 2009 Cakebread Chardonnay, I’ve been trying to try more chardonnay. It isn’t a varietal I gravitate to as I associate it with heavy, okay oily wines. We tasted the Annabella a few months ago and really liked it so when I needed a nice, clean white for dinner this was the one I went to open.
- From the bottle: No bottle notes, but from the winery, “The Annabella 2014 Napa Valley Chardonnay is a bright, light straw color in the glass. Youthful but sophisticated, the wine entices with aromas of honeydew melon, juicy tangerine, and a slight hint of butterscotch. In the mouth, the wine strikes an impossible balance between voluptuous and delicate – with a silky, weighty mouth feel playing counterpoint to fine-spun flavors of citrus blossom and a hint of cinnamon. The slight structure provided by oak frames the wine’s delicacy perfectly, providing length and depth to its elegance.” 14.5% alcohol by volume.
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