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Smith and Evans Pinot Chardonnay

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This is it.   After three years outdoors in all weathers risking life and limb on potentially lethal agricultural machinery - the first 600 Bottles. We really concentrate on sparkling wine and  I suppose that for us the still wine has been partly in its shadow. We made it mainly just as something good for us to drink and perhaps a bit to sell. We are now thinking that we should take it a bit more seriously. It's good. For something made from young vines it has real structure and balance. Admitedly it's not Comte Lafon Le Montrachet Grand Cru 1996 and the Marquis de Laguiche won't be losing too much sleep but, it's like a well made Chablis but less neutral with more aromatics.  The only thing to do as soon as it arrived, road test it - Day 1 Nasi Goreng Noodles Salmon and Pinot Chardonnay. Obviously, the first thing we did was the sitting in the sun drinking your own wine overlooking your own vineyard cliche. Where are daytime TV cameras when you need them?  The