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Mer Soleil 'Silver' Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey California, 2008
90 Points

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Vintage: 2008
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WineScores' Review

Winemaker Charlie Wagner makes his Silver Chardonnay in it's purest form - with no oak contact. It is 100% Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay that he makes in concrete vats. And, in what I think is a brilliant move, Charlie is releasing the 2008 vintage in gorgeous, grey ceramic bottles that represent those very concrete vats where the wine is made.
It is surprisingly golden in colour with rich, caramel and leesy notes woven with honeysuckle, mineral citrus, melon and pineapple. The palate is rounded and creamy with tropical fruit and melon but layered with crisp citrus flavours and followed by a long bright, lightly spiced finish.


 
Recommended Pairings
Good First Impressions, Seafood/Fish, White Meat Chicken/Pork, Creamy Dishes


©copyright 2012 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores reviewed - 2010-08-12 15:33:15.0

 

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