On the hunt for a great Chardonnay? You may want to put your order in now for the
2005 ZD Wines Reserve Chardonnay. This wine is a blend from two vineyards located in Napa, the dry farmed, organically certified deLeuze Family Estate Vineyard in the Carneros and the Soscol Vineyard which hails from a similar cool growing area. The grapes were hand harvested and barrel fermented without malo-lactic fermentation. It has been aged for 15 months in American oak barrels. The tasting notes reveal a wine with pineapple, pear and lime aromas and a fruit-forward tropical taste. It is selling for $55.
