It’s a wine of a somewhat lackluster effort and you might want to ignore the marketing blurb on the back label. You could do worse, but frankly, there are other better choices out there.

It’s a clear, bright shallow to pale straw-yellow wine. There’s a slight fruit aroma for your nose to grab onto, but not much else. The acidity is low as there’s a decidedly “wet” taste to the wine. The tannins are low as you might expect for a chardonnay as well as off-dry to medium dry sweetness. But there’s a short finish if a good balance. A wine better for sipping than dinner, I think, but not the first bottle you might serve.

Grade: C Price: $10

Tin Roof Cellars
2006
Chardonnay
California
Alcohol: 13.5% by volume
Closure: Synthetic Cork
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