Sunday, September 24, 2006

Hamilton Russel Vineyards Walker Bay Chardonnay 2003

Sight: Beautiful yellow color, with a slightly golden core.

Nose: Fresh nose of citrus with noticeable minerality, note of hazelnut and toast. Nose is delicate and elegant, with an obvious, but pleasant, metallic edge.

Taste: Unfortunately, the 'elegance' on the nose translated into 'watered down' in the palate. Not much fruit or body, and a slightly bitter aftertaste of toasted wood.

Overall: It looked and smelled pretty good, and then splat! It was extremely weak flavorwise. Oh well. On the up-side, it's refreshing and goes down easy.

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