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"Reserve" vs "Regular," No. 2: Six Chardonnays

"Reserve" vs "Regular," No. 2: Six Chardonnays

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Fredric Koeppel
Feb 16, 2008
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Here's the second installment in a series that examines the real or perceived differences between a winery's "regular" bottling of a particular wine or grape and its "reserve" bottling. Actually, today we look at three offerings of chardonnay from two far-flung wineries: Rodney Strong Vineyards in Sonoma County and Pierre Morey in Burgundy. This essay d…

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