tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271806387568490058.post7198822044291712986..comments2024-02-28T05:12:44.829-08:00Comments on Brix Chicks: Heidi's Napa Appreciation #2: ’09 Pine Ridge Carneros Chardonnay (Dijon Clones)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956283203928673769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271806387568490058.post-8083802849470086952012-04-10T20:01:31.509-07:002012-04-10T20:01:31.509-07:00I prefer leftovers, myself. Now if I could just f...I prefer leftovers, myself. Now if I could just find this wine...you make it sound so delicious!Xandriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507472206853358647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271806387568490058.post-74782975146349672752012-04-10T09:29:05.848-07:002012-04-10T09:29:05.848-07:00Great question and I should have included that. T...Great question and I should have included that. The only presence of oak is in a slightly creamy finish; it's almost all crisp citrus/apple/pear and some minerality coming through. I can't find my notes from the fall on the oak used in the '09 vintage, but the Pine Ridge website says that the '10 vintage of this wine was done in 40% new French oak. But this Chardonnay is definitely not a rich buttery oak-y one.BrixChickHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439761005358761009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271806387568490058.post-41450613894457278212012-04-10T02:46:05.969-07:002012-04-10T02:46:05.969-07:00I'm always interested to find CA chards that a...I'm always interested to find CA chards that are not over-oaked. Was the oak very present in this wine? Not that Pine Ridge is ever going to get over to London but it's one I could look for on my visits home!winesleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729253650026203656noreply@blogger.com