2009 Chateau Boswell Chardonnay True Course
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The 2009 Chardonnay True Course is another rich wine loaded with tropical fruit, butterscotch, spices and French oak. It shows excellent balance and depth through a round, resonant finish redolent of spiciness, butter and new oak.
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The 2009 Chardonnay True Course is another rich wine loaded with tropical fruit, butterscotch, spices and French oak. It shows excellent balance and depth through a round, resonant finish redolent of spiciness, butter and new oak. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2017. Consulting winemaker Luc Morlet made these wines before departing in June, 2011. Tel. (707) 963-5472
(80% new oak; a selection of the best barrels, mostly from the Sebastopol Vineyard): Full yellow-gold. Orange, fresh apricot and floral honey on the nose. Lush, rich and expansive but with captivating orange-y acidity and a flavor of citrus zest giving verve to the mid-palate. Wonderfully pliant, long chardonnay with a finishing flavor of ripe pear.