Canaille, Santa Maria Valley, Chardonnay 2021 Rhone Rouge Aromatically lovely

Aromatically lovely

Medium ruby-purple

Delicious blackberry and cassis fruit on the nose and palate with lovely spices and chocolate notes finishing with resolving tannins and balancing acidity on the long finish

Its deep ruby/purple color is followed by a tight but promising nose of raspberry and briery fruit intermingled with notions of oak

Caramelised demerara sugar aromas lead to nicely defined

Canaille, Santa Maria Valley, Chardonnay 2021 Rhone Rouge Aromatically lovelyEXCLUSIVE WEST COAST OFFERING FROM A BOUTIQUE SANTA MARIA VALLEY WINERY C4 Wine Tasting Note: What I love about this Chardonnay: Its not over oaked. Its not malo fermented into a tub of butter. Its not a basket of tropical fruit. This is a terrifically balanced Chardonnay that has more in common with a Cru Chassagne Montrachet, than it has with say Marcassin, Kistler, Aubert, or Kongsgaard. I enjoy this precisely because I can pair it with several