One Hope 2009

Bottle of One Hope Chardonnay

One Hope 2009
Chardonnay
California, USA
12.00 USD

ONEHOPE California Chardonnay is hand-crafted with a blend of grapes from select vineyards throughout Napa, Sonoma and the Central Coast of California. Our Chardonnay is blended with Muscat and Chenin Blanc displaying a pale gold color with aromas of fresh apple blossom and honeysuckle. Flavors of crisp pear and apple are vibrant on the palate, while its balanced oak and bright acidity makes this wine a great match with broiled or grilled seafood, poultry dishes and a wide assortment of cheeses. (WINEMAKER ROB MONDAVI JR.)

My first impression of this wine was its incredible color and clarity that for some reason really caught my eye.  Compared to the wine in my previous post it was a much sweeter smelling wine with a bit more body to the nose.  It wasn't quite as crisp and clean to me.  It also had some kind of what I think of as an oaky wood nose.  Upon tasting  the wine I found it to actually be a very crisp and clear wine.  It had a very strong citrus edge to it but was still a very smooth wine all the way through and lingered a bit after the swallow.  

In the time I had to sample the wine I wasn't able to really pick up on the apple blossom or honeysuckle smells but this is definitely a wine I will be going back to get more of in the near future.