http://cheapwineratings.com/2007/07/14/two-buck-chuck-wins-award/ Good Value Makes Wine Taste Better Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:56:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://cheapwineratings.com/2007/07/14/two-buck-chuck-wins-award/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Dan G Erken Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:47:31 +0000 http://cheapwineratings.com/2007/07/14/two-buck-chuck-wins-award/#comment-480 <p>The 2006 Charles Shaw Chardonnay for $1.99 @ Trader Joe's (TJ's) is a well kept secret. I noticed you tasted the 2005 version in your recent Chardonnay Challenge (a train wreck with well deserved low rating from you). However, the 2006, has a enticing nose of pear, mild gardenia and a subtle brace of eucalyptus and petrol. Wo!! If you like oaky and buttery, then this is not your chardonnay. Instead, it has forward and persistent flavors of pineapple and butterscotch, with a light, long and pleasing undertone of pine resin. Double Wo! A medium bright acidity is also nicely balanced. In any case, I give it a 90++. I've consumed 4 bottles and it's been constently excellent for me. I recommend it highly. It's quite a bargain and the best bargain from Trader Joe's and its wine supplier, Napa based supllier, Bronco, since the glut of great pinot grapes in the early 2000's which resulted in $3.99 pinot noir gems in 2002-2004 bottled under the label of "William Morris" and sold exclusively at TJ's, as best as I recall.Those pinots are long gone.</p> The 2006 Charles Shaw Chardonnay for $1.99 @ Trader Joe’s (TJ’s) is a well kept secret. I noticed you tasted the 2005 version in your recent Chardonnay Challenge (a train wreck with well deserved low rating from you). However, the 2006, has a enticing nose of pear, mild gardenia and a subtle brace of eucalyptus and petrol. Wo!! If you like oaky and buttery, then this is not your chardonnay. Instead, it has forward and persistent flavors of pineapple and butterscotch, with a light, long and pleasing undertone of pine resin. Double Wo! A medium bright acidity is also nicely balanced. In any case, I give it a 90++. I’ve consumed 4 bottles and it’s been constently excellent for me. I recommend it highly. It’s quite a bargain and the best bargain from Trader Joe’s and its wine supplier, Napa based supllier, Bronco, since the glut of great pinot grapes in the early 2000′s which resulted in $3.99 pinot noir gems in 2002-2004 bottled under the label of “William Morris” and sold exclusively at TJ’s, as best as I recall.Those pinots are long gone.

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