Ratings

Baron Herzog Clarksburg Chenin Blanc

Winery: Herzog Wine Cellars

Year: 2004

Type: White

Country: USA (California)

Grape Variety: Chenin Blanc

Note:

Alcohol: 12.5%

Mevushal: Yes

Date Reviewed: 9/6/06

Color: 2 (of 3)

Note: A light, pale straw color. It's a little too thin.

Aroma: 5.5 (of 7)

Note: Nice mild aroma's of pears, vanilla and figs. There's a hint of wet cardboard that costs it some points.

Taste: 9 (of 10)

Note: Delicious and crisp fruit flavors of pears, green apples and figs combine with a dash of vanilla and just a little spicy edge at the finish to give this Chenin Blanc a terrific score. There's just the right balance between sweetness and tartness to make the wine work on different levels. It's surely one of the best Chenin Blanc's I've tasted this year and another great value at only $7 a bottle.

Total: 16.5 (of 20)

Food: After two weeks of vacation traveling and Tropical Storn Ernesto, I came down with a mild case of bronchitis. So my wife made chicken soup with matzoh balls (and found a reason to use up the rest of this matzoh meal that isn't kosher for passover - whoever heard of such a thing!?) This always cures me! And the wine doesn't hurt either!

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