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Wine of the Day, No. 514

Wine of the Day, No. 514

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Fredric Koeppel
Jul 23, 2019
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There's nothing wrong with wines that take risks and celebrate individuality, even eccentricity, but in chardonnay, I want an even keel of balance, purity and intensity, with fruit, acid, texture, oak and minerality acting in chiming, scintillating consort. The Sullivan Rutherford Estate Chardonnay 2017, Napa Valley, delivers. Produced from the winery's…

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