Rodney Strong
Chardonnay
Chalk Hill
Sonoma
Healdsburg, California, USA
2007
14.3%
$19.39 -- HEB, Austin, TX
Color: Light gold
Nose: Pineapple, lemon, white pepper
Body: Medium
Front: Pear
Middle: Bread pudding
Back: Pepper, cinnamon-covered-oak
Burns clean?: Yes
Cap: Cork
This is a delicious Chardonnay. It's not big, not bold; it's elegant and balanced. There's oak, but not too much, a lively fruity acid, and a flash of charm that I can't quite pin down in the mid-palate but have named bread pudding (an effect enhanced by eating sorpressata prior to swilling). The color is almost a greenish straw, quite light, which lately I've been finding seductive for some reason.
