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2006 Talley Vineyards Chardonnay Edna Valley
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About Talley Vineyards

Before the Talley family made wine, they grew peppers, avocados, zucchini and more. In fact, in the Arroyo Grande Valley, the Talley’s have more of a name for vegetable growing than winemaking. The balance, however, is swaying, if not shifting, as the family wine operation, started in 1982, has continued to pick up steam.

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2006 Talley Vineyards Chardonnay Edna Valley

Producer: Talley Vineyards
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: California
Region: Central Coast
Appellation: Edna Valley

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87 Points | Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine
89 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2008

($26) Green-tinged gold. Smoky melon and peach aromas are complicated by lees and baking spices. Spicy and sharply focused, with juicy pit fruit flavors and slow-mounting sweetness. Finishes round and sappy, with a late jolt of zesty minerals.

87 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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It is remarkable that an industry essentially less than a half-century old could capture the attention of the American wine-buying public to the degree that California has. Powerful consumer interest in California wine is driven by two major factors. The more obvious reason is that California's best wines, which come from grapes grown in...

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Chardonnay

The best Chardonnays in the world continue to arrive from the region where the grape first emerged: the chalk, clay, and limestone vineyards of Burgundy and Chablis. While the origins of the grape were disputed for many years, with some speculating that the grape came all the way from the Middle East, DNA researchers at the University of California-Davis proved in 1999 that Chardonnay actually developed...
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