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2008 Mer Soleil Chardonnay Barrel Fermented Central Coast
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2008 Mer Soleil Chardonnay Barrel Fermented Central Coast

Producer: Mer Soleil
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: California
Region: Central Coast
Appellation: Santa Barbara

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The smokiness of the wine...
01/07/2012
by Taylor14207230
was too much! Rich and full-bodied with some tropical fruit quality, but finishes with this cigar-box taste afterwards (due to oak fermentation) as if I just finished smoking one. Mer Soleil also has a "Silver" variety which does not touch an oak barrel (fermented in stainless steel vats) and that is the variety I personally prefer.

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