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Stoller Family Estate 2012 Reserve Chardonnay, Dundee Hills, $35
By Great Northwest Wine on September 20, 2014
These days, particularly in Oregon, the term “reserve” is trending more toward “restrained” in terms of the oak regimen rather than the California interpretation of reserve — code word “oak bomb.” Melissa Burr’s angle to this is just 15% new oak, with the rest of it neutral barrel. It allows for expressions of light tropical fruit, poached apple, lemon oil and almond with just a touch of butter. There’s very little sign of that oak on the palate, which is clean and rich with Asian pear and lemon, making for electric acidity and allowing for a pleasant finish of Thompson Seedless grape and honeydew melon.
Rating: Excellent
Production: 1,218 cases
Alcohol: 13.5%
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