Volume 34, Issue 1: November 2009
SYRAH SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Big and brawny, balanced and spicy, expensive and priceworthy, Syrah covers the waterfront in almost any style you would like and is often well-priced to boot. Sonoma Co. Chardonnay SUBSCRIBERS ONLY No sooner does the world decide that California can't make balanced Chardonnay than up pops wine after wine with all the depth and energy that the variety is capable of mustering. Sure, there is a bright, fruity quality that marks the wines from Sonoma, and so is there plenty of bristling acidity. SPARKLING SUBSCRIBERS ONLY West Coast sparkling wine has become consistently good, incredibly priceworthy and the best value you can get whether you are spending $15 or $50. Best Buys SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Look no further for great values that will be pleasing to your palate and to your wallet.				SUBSCRIBERS ONLY CONNOISSEURS' FORUMS with edtiors Charles Olken and Stephen Eliot. · wine price vs rating 2007 Chasseur Chardonnay Sangiacomo Green Acres Hill Sonoma Coast If not the most complex of the new Chasseur Chardonnays, yet certainly competing for that exalted title, it is also a wine with plenty of zesty fruit, this time with a fairly round palatal feel complete with plenty of oily glycerin and more than enough supportive acidity to complete the balanced picture. Its stunning combination of depth, balance and richness continues all the way to the end, and if it drifts a touch more towards the big and dramatic than some of its mates, it never loses faith with expected Chasseur classiness. $48.00 Score: 95