Orogeny Chardonnay 2004
Orogeny Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2004
$22
Rabbi Tuchman says:
We were invited to a friends house for lobster on Father’s day. Yeah, it’s a tough gig. Since we tend to drink more red wine, it was my mission to pick up some Chardonnay while I was out shopping for the meal. I tend to struggle when buying wine because I get intimidated easily. So I bought a bottle of Merryvale Chard which we have had before (and it is very good) and then went out on a limb and picked up this one because I thought it looked good. We usually enjoy stuff from the Russian River valley so it wasn’t a total stab in the dark.
Turns out my instincts were good. This was a very nice bottle. It had a fruity nose and that buttery taste that we really enjoy in our Chardonnays. My better half also picked up on pear, carmel and oak.
We are definitely going to pick up some more bottles of this for Summers on the back deck. This bottle disappeared way too fast.
WebWino says:
Had I posted this review in June when the good Rabbi originally sent it to me, it would have made more sense with the references to Father’s Day and the Summer. It is not the good Rabbi who is confused… just me!