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So I recently attended the California Wine Fair and tried ~30 different Californian chardonnays. I didn't find any that I liked as much as Wente's Riva Ranch or that even came close in oaky, buttery, creamy goodness. I have been finding the Riva Ranch unique so far but there much be others out there that are doing it similarly good or better. I understand that overly oaked chards are out of fashion right now but there must be others...
Until that event I had honestly never tried a Zinfandel, was blown away by how awesome some of them were.
The other thing I am on the hunt for is a spicy, smoky, peppery syrah. Right now my favourite is Saint Cosme, Cotes-du-Rhone. I have found every other syrah, shiraz or petite-syrah to be lacking in peppery punch. Any suggestions?
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