Origin: California (near Napa)
Grape: Chardonnay 100%
Year: 2016
Alcohol: 14.8%
Price point: $14
Year Reviewed: 2019
I had heard a bunch of great things from my “chardonnay lovers” about Butter Chardonnay, so thought I better get a review out there on this one. Clear medium lemon colored chardonnay. Condition is clean with light aromatic smells of lemon, apricot, vanilla and yeasty bread or lemon cookies right out of the oven. Off dry on the palate, with high acidity and made my salivary glands water. A creamy medium bodied wine that coated my entire mouth with ever taste. Stayed in every part of my mouth, cheeks and tip of tongue especially. Flavors of a nice buttered pastry. A bit of lemon and apricot and peach. Lots of minerality, but I was liking the interest in this glass, as there was something so unique about its acidity complimenting the butteryness. As I stated, a long lingering finish with very good quality.
JaM is short for John and Michele Truchard, who both grew up in Napa wine families, were friends in high school, and eventually started dating while away at college. They came home to make wine and start a family, farming their own vineyards and have been crafting ultra-premium wines in the Napa Valley for over a decade. John and Michele (the “J” and “M” in JaM) launched JaM Cellars to make high-quality winemaking traditions accessible for everyone, creating memorable, easy-to-love wines that over deliver in deliciousness. Their names are on the bottles and their hearts are in these wines.
https://www.wine.com/product/jam-cellars-butter-chardonnay-2016/343817
I paired this tonight with a cod lemon, oil dish topped with avocado, onion and tomato salsa and a buttery cheese rice dish…Excellent pairing.
