Domaine Chandon 2006 Carneros Chardonnay91 points (Still Wines) -- Domaine Chandon Shopping Cart -- points Chardonnay91 Carneros 2006 Chandon Domaine

<h1>Domaine Chandon 2006 Carneros Chardonnay 91 points -- Domaine Chandon Shopping Cart</h1> Domaine Chandon Chardonnay's rich, straw-colored wine exhibits the striking minerality typical of the Los Carneros region with scents of honeysuckle, ginger, white peach and orange zest. <img src="https://store.nexternal.com/chandon/images/2006%20Carneros%20Chard%20BeautyREV%20sm75.JPG" width="300" align="right" alt="Domaine Chandon 2006 Carneros Chardonnay 91 points " name="Domaine Chandon 2006 Carneros Chardonnay 91 points " border="0" hspace="10" /> ACCOLADES 91 points Wine Spectator, June 30, 2009. "Delivers a wonderful mix of rich, vibrant, complex mineral, green apple, fig and honeydew melon that's pure and focused. Drink now through 2012." PHILOSOPHY While Domaine Chandon is best known as one of America's top sparkling wine houses, we also produce limited quantities of still wines from our estate grown vineyards. We craft these wines by drawing on our experience with the traditional champagne varieties and by showcasing select parcels from our Carneros ranch, where we were pioneering growers and vintners of the region. The Carneros terrain is marked by well-drained, rolling hills sloping to the San Pablo Bay. The proximity of the bay moderates the vineyard microclimate with morning and evening fog and afternoon breezes. The cool, extended growing season is ideal for Chardonnay providing longer hang time essential for complexity, finesse and intense aromatics and flavor. VINTAGE NOTES A rainy start to 2006 continued into spring causing bud break to be delayed by a few weeks. Vines began to bloom and set fruit in June. A record-setting heat wave lasted about ten days in mid-July, offsetting the later-than-normal start to the growing season. Mild weather continued through harvest, allowing for moderately paced and deliberate ripening. The resulting fruit had great flavor while maintaining higher acidity levels; excellent material with which to craft premium Chardonnay. TASTING NOTES This rich, straw-colored wine exhibits the striking minerality typical of the Los Carneros region with scents of honeysuckle, ginger, white peach and orange zest. Its creamy texture delivers sublime flavors of exotic citrus fruits, butterscotch and baked apple crisp that meld into finish of fresh honey and dried vanilla bean. FOOD AND WINE PAIRING Serve our Chardonnay alongside poached sea bass with orange zest or seared scallops together with a thin slice of orange and overtop a layer of pork belly. For dessert, try it with a vanilla crme bržlŽe to accentuate the vanilla and butterscotch character in the wine. Winemaker: James Kress Vintage: 2006 Harvest Date: September 2006 Appellation: Los Carneros Composition: 100% Chardonnay Aging: 10 months, 100% French Oak, 35% new Alcohol: 14.1% <ul style="padding-left: 15px"> <li>SKU: 1006201</li> </ul> Other products in the category <a href="http://wineshop.chandon.com/Category3" title="Still Wines">Still Wines</a>: <a href="http://wineshop.chandon.com/Product234" title="SALE Domaine Chandon 2007 Unoaked Chardonnay, Monterey"><img src="https://store.nexternal.com/chandon/images/chardonnay.jpg" align="left" alt="SALE Domaine Chandon 2007 Unoaked Chardonnay, Monterey" name="SALE Domaine Chandon 2007 Unoaked Chardonnay, Monterey" border="0" hspace="10" /></a> <a href="http://wineshop.chandon.com/Product234" title="SALE Domaine Chandon 2007 Unoaked Chardonnay, Monterey">SALE Domaine Chandon 2007 Unoaked Chardonnay, Monterey</a> -- Crisp and refreshing and now 50% off <a href="http://wineshop.chandon.com/Product141" title="SALE Domaine Chandon 2007 Unoaked Pinot Noir Rosé, Carneros"><img src="https://store.nexternal.com/chandon/images/pinot_noir_rose1.jpg" align="left" alt="SALE Domaine Chandon 2007 Unoaked Pinot Noir Rosé, Carneros" name="SALE Domaine Chandon 2007 Unoaked Pinot Noir Rosé, Carneros" border="0" hspace="10" /></a> <a href="http://wineshop.chandon.com/Product141" title="SALE Domaine Chandon 2007 Unoaked Pinot Noir Rosé, Carneros">SALE Domaine Chandon 2007 Unoaked Pinot Noir Rosé, Carneros</a> -- Bright, crisp, refreshing and now 50% off! 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