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2006 Saxon Brown Chardonnay Durell Vineyard Sonoma Valley
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2006 Saxon Brown Chardonnay Durell Vineyard Sonoma Valley

Producer: Saxon Brown
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: California
Region: Sonoma

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90 Points | Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine
88 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2009

($47) Light, hazy gold. Ripe peach and melon aromas are complemented by sweet butter and a gentle leesy quality. Fleshy orchard and pit fruit flavors are firmed by a bitter lemon zest note and provide good palate coverage. A bit blurry on the finish but packs solid punch and leaves sweet pear and honeydew notes behind.

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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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