National Chardonnay Day is coming up on May 21 along with some much needed warm weather. Here are three favourite Chardonnay selections from Jackson Family Wines .
Celebrate along with us and enjoy this selection of wines to match every price point! Available in government liquor stores and select wine shops (online).
Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay
ON – $21.95 | BC – $24.49 | QC – 18,85$ | AB – SRP $22.00 | MB – $17.94 |
The Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay is rich and buttery with distinct tropical notes. This award-winning wine is the perfect selection for any occasion and pairs well with grilled pork chops and Mexican-style street corn.
90 points, Wine Enthusiast: “This wine interlaces a lightbuttery-oak nuance with vibrant, appealing fruit flavors. It’s medium weight yet fresh, with a smooth, well-balanced palate that displays a harmonized mix of savory oak and citrus nuances.” (May 2019)
La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
ON – $29.95 | BC – $31.99 | QC – 27,20$ | AB – SRP $30.00 | MB – $29.07 |
La Crema’s Sonoma Coast Chardonnay is a cool-climate white that’s full-bodied and crisp with notes of apple. This crowd-pleaser may be paired with crab legs or fresh primavera pasta.
4.2 from 95 ratings
This cool-climate wine is rich and layered with aromas or floral, lemon, green apple, subtle oak, and spice, along with flavors of lemon drop, white stone fruit, yellow plum and honeydew melon. The end result is a richly textured and concentrated wine with balanced acidity that drives a lingering finish.
Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Chardonnay
BC – $42.98 | AB – SRP $43,00
Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Chardonnay is a bright and citrusy Chardonnay that is made complex as a result of oak aging. This Napa gem enhances dishes like lemon chicken and butter-poached lobster.
Light greenish straw in colour, the Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Chardonnay expresses fruit aromas of ripe pineapple, ripe banana, guava, apricot, peach and tropical fruit cocktail. Adding to the complexity, the oak ageing is fairly integrated adding spice like nutmeg, light toast, and the nuance of angel food cake. This wine has great viscosity, depth and an intriguing long finish. The flavours are lively on the palate with pear, citrus, lemon-lime, green apple and fleshy peach.
FOOD PAIRINGS
Examples of great pairings: Cobb Salad, Pasta with Chicken, Roasted Chicken, Roasted Turkey, Pork or Veal in Cream Sauce with Mushrooms, Mild Soft Cheeses, Lobster with Drawn Butter, Crab with Drawn Butter, Mushroom Risotto, Poached Salmon
WINERY HISTORY
Founded in 1982, the Kendall-Jackson story is one of family, quality and stewardship.
La Crema
When La Crema was founded in 1979 as La Crema Viñera, meaning the Best of the Vine, the name was intended as an unabashed boast: These vineyards produced the very best grapes in the region. Today, the name has been shortened to mean, simply, the best, and La Crema’s wines represent the best grapes from preeminent cool-climate regions in California and Oregon.
La Crema wines—inspired by Burgundian-style Chardonnay and Pinot Noir—are made in small lots that nurture distinct flavors and balance. The end result is elegant wines that are unswerving in quality over time.
OUR ESTATE, THEN AND NOW
A trailblazer of Napa Valley winemaking, Freemark Abbey continues to evolve. Our outward transformation is a sign of our inward commitment to crafting classic Napa Valley wines of superior pedigree and quality. Raise a glass to our 130th anniversary.
Tasting notes and bottle shots provided by Marissa Tiano, Butter PR. Additional tasting notes and food pairings courtesy of BC Liquor Stores and Everything Wine. Vineyard information courtesy of the wineries.
