Mr. Wannabe Wino has been taking my photos for me…
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery.
I have a soft spot for wine with a cause, I must admit. And this one comes with the face of a particularly cute puppy adopted by the family that makes the wine. The wine also bears his name, Baron Cooper. I’ve written about wines with a cause several times over the years and am also happy to discover additional bottles. Tonight I tried the 2013 Baron Cooper Chardonnay from Santa Rose, which retails for $24, clocks in at 12.5% alcohol by volume, and sports a plastic closure.
Four takeaways from this wine:
1.) The flavors on this Chardonnay took me straight to fall: apple, spice, nuts and pie.
2.) 5% of the sales from all Baron Cooper wines go to Best Friends Animal Society in honor of Baron Cooper, an organization dedicated to no-kill animal shelters.
3.) The wine displayed great acidity on the finish, holding together the toast and oak nicely.
4.) I’m going to start recommending wines for your Thanksgiving early, and this will be among the ones I would be happy to put on my table.
On the nose of the wine I found apple, oak, pear, spice, pie, and nuts. In the mouth I got pear, apple, toast, and spice. The body was lighter than I expected from the nose and the acidity supported the wine through a refreshing finish.
Filed under: California, Chardonnay, White
