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CHARDONNAYS • WINE SELECTIONS www.beveragedynamics.com March/April 2014 • Beverage Dynamics 67 Hyatt Regency Bethesda, MD Josh Haugh Food & Beverage Director K&L Wine Merchants Redwood City, CA Bryan Brick Sales Consultant Liquor Barn Louisville, KY Michael Sorg Wine Manager Liquorama Wine Cellars Hyde Park, NY Maggie Gephard Vice President/General Manager Mainstreet Wines & Spirits Countryside, IL Nancy J. Sabatini Dir. Of Wine Education & Sales Malloy's Finest Wine & Spirits Naperville, IL Bruce Jaroski Wine Director Mills Fine Wine & Spirits Annapolis, MD Peter Finkelstein Wine Consultant North Ridge Wine Ellicott City, MD Brad Boarman Owner Prime Wines & Spirits Kenmore, NY Rick McLeod Wine Manager Premium Wine & Spirits Williamsville, NY Dave Cleveland General Manager Prestige Wine & Spirits Orchard Park, NY Jeff Vignaux General Manager Spec's Wine, Spirits and Finer Foods Houston, TX Hermen Key VP, Retail Development Spencer's for Steaks and Chops Salt Lake City, UT Louis Coppel Wine Host Tavistock Restaurants San Francisco, CA Carolin Meier Director of Wine Trig's Cellar 70 Minocqua, WI Dennis J. Kohl Beverage Consultant Total Wine & More Claymont, DE Christina Pearce Senior Buyer Vino 100 Michael A. Schaefer, CWE Dir., Business Development Willowbrook Spirit Shoppe Cromwell, CT Christopher Cambareri Owner The Wine Seller Ridgewood, NJ Don Carter Owner/Sommelier Yankee Wine Newtown, CT Steve Small General Manager (Washington State). Appealing aromas of caramel, vanilla and pear fruit; on the palate the wine is silky smooth, medi- um-bodied, and laced with tropical fruit. ($11) ++++ (89) Mashjuga Santa Barbara Chardonnay 2012 (California). Clean crisp chardonnay with tropical aromas and flavor; excellent lingering finish. ($13) ++++ (88) Dreyer Sonoma Char- donnay 2011 (California). The medium golden color leads into a surprising green apple and citrusy nose; lightly oaked with a nice melon fi nish. ($14) ++++ (88) Radius Chardonnay 2012 (California). A rich chardonnay that shows off fl avors of apple, oak and spice; no hard edges with just a touch of creaminess; notes of honey and pear also appear on the crisp fi nish. ($11) ++++ (88) Harbor Front Chardonnay 2012 (California). Creamy and rich with plenty of stone fruit, butter and honey characteristics; for those who like full-bodied, fruit-driven white. ($10) ++++ (88) Toasted Head Chardonnay 2012 (California). Oak bomb with rich and com- plex tropical fr uit, peaches and pineapple; well rounded fi nish with toasted coconut and butter- scotch notes. ($16) ++++ (88) Acre Twenty One Colum- bia Valley Chardonnay 2012 (Washington State). The bouquet is mild and there is a light oak frame to ripe melon and pear aromas with a whiff of butterscotch; medium bodied and juicy pear and green apple fl avors lead off the palate, with a shot of pineapple pop- ping in mid-palate and some lemony acidity wrapping things up; good balanced, moderate fi nish. ($13) ++++ (88) Sebastiani Sonoma County Chardonnay 2012 (California). Fruity nose with apple accents; apple, pear fl avors with some butterscotch; medium fi nish. ($12) chardonnay allowed to rest on the dead yeast cells that yields a bright zippy lemon/grapefruit acidity; balanced with a full mouth feel; slight nuttyness. ($13) ++++ (89) The Dreaming Tree Chardon- nay 2011 (California). A wonderfully balanced chardonnay with soft butter and tropical fruit; the acidity helps make this a worthy complement to a variety of foods. ($15) ++++ (89) Starmont Napa Valley Chardon- nay 2011 (California). Lightly oaked with 100% malolactic; nice fl avors of apple, citrus and stone fruit and fi nishes with loads of toast and a hint of spice. ($18) ++++ (89) Coastline Monterey Chardon- nay 2012 (California). F ull-bodied and rich with plenty of melon, citrus and pear fruit; there is touch of oak and vanilla but overall this is a chardonnay that represents the crisp, fruit-driven side of the variety. ($11) ++++ (89) Red Pony Ranch Chardonnay 2012 (California). This crisp, medium-bodied chardonnay has a fascinating medley of guava, fi g, star fruit and pear; the fi nish is rich and creamy with the perfect amount of oak. ($15) ++++ (89) Eden Ridge Mendocino Char- donnay 2012 (California). Oaky, buttery and smooth; fl avors of lemon, pear and crème brulee add some complexity; the crisp, palate-cleans- ing fi nish ties everything together; an excellent value. ($13) ++++ (89) Bridgman Chardonnay 2012 ++++ (88) Fog Head Chardonnay 2012 (Cal- ifornia). There is a touch of sweetness in the bouquet, with honeydew and pear aromas dom- inating; soft, fresh and nicely juicy on the palate, with pineapple, grapefruit and some tropical notes offering sweetness, but crisp acidity keeps things in balance. ($9)