Tasting: Wildlife Chardonnay

Name: Wildlife Chardonnay
Variety: Chardonnay
Region: Swartland
Country: South Africa
Year: 2015
Price: $4.95 at Vintage Cellar, Regular $12

Shop Review: This unoaked Chardonnay is an accessible wine with the body of the Chardonnay grape but without the oak and buttery flavors often associated with this cultivar. The wine displays notes of orange rind, apple skin, crisp pear and melony fruit in a medium-bodied naked style.

My Review: On the nose this wine is potent with apple and floral accents. On the palate there is a tartness that balances a slight peppery and pear flavor. This wine was very interesting because the flavors in it seem wildly different but somehow work well together.

This wine was not tasted with food.