Banshee Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2019
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This wonderfully complex Sonoma Coast Chardonnay has aromatics of lemon curd, honeysuckle and soft butter cream. In the mouth, the wine is moderate weight but packs extraordinary depth of flavor ripe with lemon, rich creme brulee and caramel and a hint of minerality. This round yet delicate wine finishes with bright acidity and a creamy finish.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2019 Banshee Chardonnay is racy and refreshing on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with aromas and flavors of green apples, savory spices, and a hint of dried herbs. Pair it with grilled prawns.
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Wine Spectator
Ripe apple and pear flavors show lots of custardy notes, filled with creamy richness. Pastry accents fill the open-textured finish.
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James Suckling
A pretty nose of sliced lemon, baked green apple and dried herbs. Medium-bodied and refreshing. Delicate, warm citrus and flowers on the palate. Soft tannins and wet stone at the finish. A hint of butterscotch, too. Tasty.
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One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
A vast appellation covering Sonoma County’s Pacific coastline, the Sonoma Coast AVA runs all the way from the Mendocino County border, south to the San Pablo Bay. The region can actually be divided into two sections—the actual coastal vineyards, marked by marine soils, cool temperatures and saline ocean breezes—and the warmer, drier vineyards further inland, which are still heavily influenced by the Pacific but not quite with same intensity.
Contained within the appellation are the much smaller Fort Ross-Seaview and Petaluma Gap AVAs.
The Sonoma Coast is highly regarded for elegant Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and, increasingly, cool-climate Syrah. The wines have high acidity, moderate alcohol, firm tannin, and balanced ripeness.