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North Carolina Wine Review:
Our first Chardonel starts with apples and pears on the nose that then transitions into pineapple juice layered with cinnamon and allspice. In the mouth the Chardonel is very heavy on oak with a finish that has a harsh acidity. This is an earthy wine that reminds us a of a dry muscadine wine, though the lack a fruit on the palate of this wine, kills its appeal.
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according to the North Carolina Wine Ratings Scale
Price: $13.50
Availability: From the winery or select wine shops.
About Benjamin Vineyards 2008 Chardonel (from the winery)
A French-American hybrid of Chardonnay and Seyval Blanc grapes, this fruity, semi-dry wine offers flavors of allspice, citrus and tropical fruits.
About Benjamin Vineyards (from the winery)
Benjamin Vineyards & Winery is a family owned and operated farm winery located in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Situated just outside the picturesque town of Saxapahaw along the Haw River, the sandy loam soil of our vineyard is ideal for growing Muscadine grapes–including Scuppernong, the nation’s first cultivated wine grape–as well as viniferous French and French-American hybrids.
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Today we try our first Chardonel, wine from a hybrid grape (Chardonnay/Seyval Blanc) http://bit.ly/1mvznh
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that review being said…Benjamin Vineyard is in an idyllic apot…just outside of Saxapahaw.
We went muscadine picking a couple weekends ago…its beautiful out there.
Just finished a bottle of Benjamin Carlos.
It’s a semi-dry muscadine wine. Very good, I thought. Not tart, no too sweet. Nice golden color with a honeysuckle nose. You get that classic ‘muscadine’ hint of flavor, but it doesn’t over power. You guys should review this one!