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Palatine Hills 2004 Fume Blanc/Chardonnay
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Date added;:	11.Oct.2007
Author :	Michael Pinkus - Grape Guy

Description Here’s one wine I consider a twofer – you can drink it, or you can play around with it to make something even more special. Let’s start with the drinking part: a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay – yet the Sauv really has the upper hand over the Chard here, with a 73-27 split of the duties. Pouring it into the glass, you’ll first notice a wonderful straw colour. Stick your nose in the glass and you’ll get garden salad smells galore like fresh cucumber, carrots and celery, mixed in with some grass clippings, coconut, almonds, pistachios and hints of vanilla. The taste is much different, oakiness throughout, with toasted coconut and asparagus … which ends with a little tartness and medium length. We then started playing around with the wine and found a delicious little summer refresher: a strawberry spritzer. Add sparkling water and a cut up strawberry – the sparkle helps aerate the wine and the strawberry cuts-through and smoothes-out the tart-ending giving it a more playful finish … try it – we guarantee you’ll like it.

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Varietal / Grape Sauvignon Blanc (73%) and Chardonnay (27%)

Region Niagara

Winery Palatine Hills

Year 2004

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