Golden with a greenish tinge, this Chardonnay has enough flavors of crème brûlée, vanilla, golden apples and apricot preserves—along with enough gorgeous, mouth filling complexity—to get Napa winemakers in a nervous sweat. It’s a steakhouse worthy Chardonnay, built for potatoes and lobster, for about half the price as you will find in Napa, and with what seems like twice the food friendly acidity.
WHO: Monteviejo
WHAT: Chardonnay
WHERE: Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina
WHEN: 2009
HOW MUCH: $25
