Chardonnay, Landmark Vineyards, Overlook 2008, Sonoma - $54

Grapes:100% Chardonnay From:    USA, Sonoma Description: Beautifully balanced, this wine will put your faith back in Californian Chardonnay. In the past California gained a reputation for having incredibly oak-forward Chardonnays that lacked much structure or finesse. The landmark is a great example of how to do oak well – Behind the flashy oak there is plenty of ripe fruit to even out this wine and give it a rich, lush and rounded taste. Fact: Landmark vineyards were founded in 1974 by John Deere’s great great granddaughter , Damaris Deere Ford.  John Deere was the inventor of the steel plow (1838) which revolutionized the business of agriculture – you see his name on lots of agricultural equipment!!                 Food Pairing: This wine has enough body and complexity to compliment fish in sauces, white meat and anything in a cream sauce.  It would be great with quite complex dishes like the gnocchi or the trout!