Winery Cupcake - Chardonnay

Winery Cupcake Chardonnay

3.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Chardonnay of Winery Cupcake is a white wine from the region of Monterey County of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Taste structure of the Chardonnay from the Winery Cupcake

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Chardonnay of Winery Cupcake in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

butter, oak

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

Wine with spices taste

cinnamon, pepper

Wine with earth taste

honey, stone

Wine with vegetal taste

chard, straw

Wine with floral taste

elderflower

On the nose the Chardonnay of Winery Cupcake in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, vegetal or melon and sometimes also flavors of straw, mango or banana.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cupcake's Chardonnay.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Chardonnay - 2018
In the top 100 of of Monterey County wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0
Chardonnay - 2017
In the top 100 of of Monterey County wines
Average rating: 3.2 1 1 1 0 0
Chardonnay - 2016
In the top 100 of of Monterey County wines
Average rating: 3.3 1 1 1 0 0
Chardonnay - 2015
In the top 100 of of Monterey County wines
Average rating: 3.2 1 1 1 0 0
Chardonnay - 2014
In the top 100 of of Monterey County wines
Average rating: 3.2 1 1 1 0 0
Chardonnay - 2013
In the top 100 of of Monterey County wines
Average rating: 3.3 1 1 1 0 0
Chardonnay - 2012
In the top 100 of of Monterey County wines
Average rating: 3.2 1 1 1 0 0

The best vintages of Chardonnay from Winery Cupcake are 2008, 2018, 2016, 2013 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Cupcake

The winery offers 32 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the The Wine Group.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Monterey County in the region of California

The Winery Cupcake is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Monterey County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 30000 of of United States wines
In the top 25000 of of Monterey County wines
In the top 55000 of white wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Monterey County

The wine region of Monterey County is located in the region of Central Coast of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bernardus or the Domaine Scar Of The Sea produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Monterey County are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Monterey County often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mint or mocha and sometimes also flavors of black currant, chocolate or nutmeg.


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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The word of the wine: Clarity

The state of translucency of a wine. A clear wine is not cloudy (which is a defect).

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