2007 Margarett's Vineyard California Chardonnay

Made exclusively for K&L Margarett's Vineyard Chardonnay is going to be a great holiday crowd pleaser. Bright apple and pear notes play nicely with just a touch of toast from seeing a bit of oak. Well balanced in both the palate and the pocket book.

Great every day CA Chardonnay.

This is a clean style of white with flavors of pear, apple and citrus. This bargain is one of our best selling chardonnays and is perfect to have around for amy inpromptu gathering or to take to BBQs, picnis or casual gatherings.

You won't see me much excited about a domestic Chardonnay. Usually because they are too heavy, sweet, and oaky for me. However there are exceptions, and more often than not it is the unoaked, (or with a more balanced oak treatment), crispy ones that catch my eyes. The Margarett is all about that. Sure it has lots of fruit, and it is juicy, but above all it's balanced and deliciously inexpensive!

Created and bottled by the McNab Vineyard (which once was the Zellerbach Vineyard that was purchased by John Parducci in the late 1980’s) by winemaker Rich Parducci for K&L Wine Merchants, exclusively, the Margaret Vineyard offers a wonderful presentation of Bosc pear-like to Arkansas Black apple-like fruit both in the nose and in the mouth with just a hint of oak and a mild wet-stone mineral undertone. A large amount of the fruit that comprises this lovely, every day drinking Gem is sourced from the cooler coastal regions of Mendocino County, and is the perfect white wine to serve at parties and receptions. As Anderson has told me, “Don’t let the price scare you – this is really good wine, anyway!” This bright, refreshing chardonnay will be one of our house whites for however long it is available. (Jim Barr)

With the holidays fast upon us, there is always the need for that satisfying, dependable and delicious house white to open at the ring of a doorbell to welcome good friends in the spirit of the season. With just a whisper of oak to enliven and spice up the green apple and pear flavors, this wine is an effortless, easy-to-enjoy expression of California Chardonnay. Exclusively bottled for us at a great price, what more could one ask for... a party perhaps?

Unlike the dominant buttery-style chardonnays, the wine has an appealing fruit nose, especially pear tones. However, ultimately lacking, having flat, awkward structure and a forgettable finish. I'm not sure I 'get' this one..