Winery FoxenBlock UU Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay
White wine
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 Block UU Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay from the Winery Foxen
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Block UU Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay of Winery Foxen in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Block UU Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay of Winery Foxen in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Block UU Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Block UU Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Block UU Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay
The Block UU Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay of Winery Foxen matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of banh mi sandwich, coulibiac of salmon or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Foxen's Block UU Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Block UU Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay from Winery Foxen are 2014, 2016, 2015, 2010 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Foxen
The Winery Foxen is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 57 wines for sale in the of Santa Maria Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Maria Valley
First AVA of Santa Barbara (1981) on an east-west valley swept by Pacific winds: signature Pinot Noir dominant as king red with herbaceous, savoury notes and lifted red fruits, fine acidity and silky tannins. Energetic Chardonnay with tropical and floral aromas, king whites (a third of production). Also Rhône Syrah and Viognier, confidential Grenache and Marsanne. Very cool climate over a long season, a Burgundian and northern-Rhône identity.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Vent (taste of)
A defect that characterizes a wine exposed to the air, and which has lost its aromatic qualities.
