Ondine Chattan Presents Mendocino Muscat Canelli 2020
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What the critics think
Silver Winner
Sunset International Wine Competition 2021
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Guarantee yourself first dibs of the next vintage (and every vintage thereafter) by popping your name on the reserve list today. There are no tie-ins or commitments, you can take your name off the list at any point. We'll email you a week or two before the wine arrives, then pop your wines in the post (unless you tell us not to). There's absolutely nothing to pay today. You simply settle up when we ship you the wine. Please click here for a full list of FAQS.
Guarantee yourself first dibs of the next vintage (and every vintage thereafter) by popping your name on the reserve list. Nothing to pay today!
people have already reserved their case
What the critics think
Silver Winner
Sunset International Wine Competition 2021
About the wine
Delicate and refined sweet white wine - a dreamy Mendocino delicacy from Ondine
- This sweet, complex white wine starts off with bright tropical fruit flavors, woven with layers of citrusy orange blossom and a lively, honey-like sweetness that glides through into the delicate, refreshing finish.
- For a grape as full of bright fruity flavors as Muscat Canelli, a cool climate like Mendocino’s is picture-perfect for helping it ripen slow and evenly to develop just the right balance of refreshing crispness without losing any of its lip-smacking fruity character.
- Ondine’s always dreamed of bringing you a delicately sweet white wine like this, and when she discovered a small parcel of it growing in Mendocino, your funding was the key to finally making it happen. Now the sweet, luscious rewards are all yours to sip!
Best before
There is no time like the present! The fresh, zesty, lively style of Muscat Canelli and the luscious fruity aromas and flavors are best enjoyed when this wine is still young. Store and serve it chilled. The wine will keep for a couple of years but will show best before calendar year 2023.
Serving advice
There is dissolved carbon dioxide in this wine so you may feel a small puff of gas released upon opening, this is completely normal and expected. Chill this wine for at least an hour prior to serving or keep it in an ice bucket for optimal enjoyment. If holding it overnight, replace the cork or stopper the bottle and keep it in the refrigerator to retain the aromatics and fruity lift. This wine does not need to breathe prior to enjoyment but a little swirl of the glass does serve to free up those lovely aromas.
Food match
When serving this wine with food the sweetness should be taken into consideration to ensure harmony between the cuisine and the wine. A little spice is attractive when paired with the fruity floral character of the wine. I love Laotian Som Tum (green papaya salad) with its tangy dressing, crisp shredded green papaya/carrot medley and mild sweet green cilantro (also a staple on many Thai menus). Other enjoyable options include Jamaican Crispy Conch Fritters with tangy Caribbean dipping sauce, Indian Chana Masala (the wine soothes the palate from the heat of the dish), or for easy patio enjoyment a wedge of bleu cheese and some dried apricots are perfect partners. If serving this as a dessert wine it will make nearly any flavor of cheesecake practically sing on your tastebuds.
Contains sulphites
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USA
Mendocino
Muscat
Sweet White
11.0% ABV
750ml
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Ondine Chattan
Unmistakably one of the North Coast’s top winemaking talents, Ondine Chattan’s worked for wine institutions – famed wineries like Ridge Vineyards, Cline Cellars, and spent decades running famed Healdsburg winery Geyser Peak.
Does Geyser Peak sound familiar? It should – it’s the long-time winemaking home of one legendary Daryl Groom – and it’s where these decades-long colleagues and friends met. They’re still close… in fact, they might collaborate on exclusive wines now and again.*wink.*
Ondine is awestruck by the wine community Angels have built – and she wants to help it grow. “I truly connect to people through the wines I make,” she said. “The stories of the growers, the vineyards, and the process behind the wine are as vital to me as grapes.”
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