Chassuer Sonoma Coast 2005 Chardonnay

Chasseur Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 2005. If the aromas of this fine young Chardonnay expand significantly with airing to reveal a wine of richness and complexity, with sweet-savory scents of roasted cereal grains, vanilla, bees wax, earth and hints of toasted coconut layered on a densely packed core of white peach and preserved lemon. On the mid-palate, the wines youthful zest again tightens things up a bit, acting as a foil to otherwise mouth-coating richness. The finish grows ever more appealing however, as a sophisticated array of white peach, bees wax, apple skin, roasted grain and lemon custard flavors fan out and linger. Although certainly delicious now, it will benefit well from a bit of cellaring and should be a wine worthy of the grandest cuisine in a year or so. 425 cases produced.