Festive Choice Wine 6

6. White Jacobs Creek Reserve Chardonnay 2005
(Best Chardonnay so far tried in Nepal with 2005 Vintage)

This is one of the wines in which I can take pride to talk about in sense of price and taste. Honestly, if someone is genuinely honest with their wine would be these guys, especially in Nepal. The name itself sells but with the specialty of this wine is Reserve meaning kept in oak barrel to enrich the flavor and survive longer in shelf. This is definitely a wine to bank. However, it may be a wine with full enchant a wine lover who loves their wine seriously.

The South Australian 2005 vintage represents wet winter and cool moist spring converting very healthy and character to protect during dry summer with its canopy of leaves. Therefore this vintage has amazing flavors and characters could be traced at maximums. The medium light hay color with green olives hues makes it special and fruity. The nose has the intensity of peach fruits and reminds me strong of honey melon and being reserved in old French barrel for 12 months provides buttery character along with nuts after taste due to oak.

Why should you drink it?
When you taste this wine, it will enchant you with citrus character flavoring fresh and long finishing with peach and apricot taste lingering in mouth. If you get bored with regular meat then try this with Fish fried or even Grilled. The best will be BBQ Pork Chop with Tangy Chutney.

(Source: Food & Wine Magazine)