Today we check out a 2010 chardonnay from Washington State’s Columbia Valley. I picked it up at Total Wine for $12.
You’re looking at a guy who generally dislikes chardonnay, and I really liked this wine.
Crisp. Apply. (Even though that’s not a word.) Juicy. Literally a hint of butter. No oak. A passing pineapple ship in the night. And an innocent sweetness. Red Theory chardonnay had me from the first sip.
Sure, it’s a bit sweet, and I admit, it’s not dominatingly impressive or complex. But it’s refreshing. A blatant crowd-pleaser. It doesn’t have that weird California chardonnay chemicals taste. And it’s only $12. The 2011 is also a winner, although the 2010 has a cork, while the 2011 uses a screw-top, if you care about such things.
My friends across the street also dislike chardonnay, and they agreed: both liked it, and both chose Red Theory over the 800-lb chardonnay gorilla Kendall-Jackson, in a blind taste test. This wine is:
Recommended.
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