Merryvale Silhouette Chardonnay 2008

 
Merryvale Silhouette Chardonnay 2008
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Category: White Wine
Varietal:Chardonnay
Region: California » Napa Valley
Producer: Merryvale
Alcohol: 14.4%
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Merryvale

We believe 2008 to be one of the best Silhouettes that Merryvale has ever produced. The wine has excellent intensity with vibrant aromas of fresh pear, brioche, minerals, baked apple, almond extract and lemon curd along with baking spices (nutmeg, faint cinnamon) and vanilla bean. The mouthfeel is round and full with refreshing acidity that develops into a lengthy finish.

Wine Enthusiast

Silhouette is Merryvale’s small-production best of barrels blend from the winery’s various vineyards. The ’08 is a success, showing brisk acidity and new oak and yeast flavors and a creamy texture framing ripe pineapple, pear and mineral flavors. It’s an elegant wine that shouldn’t be served too cold.

Score: 93. —Steve Heimoff, March 01, 2011.

Wine Advocate

Merryvale's flagship white is their 2008 Chardonnay Silhouette. This unfiltered cuvee, always one of the finest from Napa Valley, exhibits leesy, brioche notes intermixed with honeysuckle, orange blossom, poached pear and citrus. The complex aromatics are followed on the palate by a rich, minimally oaked (at least that's the way it tastes), delicious, full-bodied, top-class Chardonnay that should drink well for 3-5 years.

Score: 92. —Robert Parker, December 2010.

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