Matchbook Wine Co.

Musqué Clone No. 809 Chardonnay

8.826 ratings
7.72 pro ratings
Dunnigan Hills, Central Valley, California, USA
Chardonnay
Duck, Shellfish, Goose, Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Game, Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Turkey, Cheddar & Gruyere, Meaty & Oily Fish, White Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cream Sauces
Top Notes For
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

8.2

Canned pears, ripe peach, floral, oily, syrupy. Meh.

Canned pears, ripe peach, floral, oily, syrupy. Meh.

Jul 22nd, 2016
Jesse Smith

tricky, tricky......

tricky, tricky......

Dec 30th, 2013
Paul Masson

Clone 809 ("Musque"), unrecognizable as Chardonnay, this could pass for a round, viscous Torrontes. Interesting.

Clone 809 ("Musque"), unrecognizable as Chardonnay, this could pass for a round, viscous Torrontes. Interesting.

Apr 24th, 2013
John Manix

Meh

Meh

Nov 8th, 2016
Julia Taylor

This is a different kind of chardonnay. Not buttery. Not crisp. No heavy oak. Hints of honey. Smooth. Nice body.

This is a different kind of chardonnay. Not buttery. Not crisp. No heavy oak. Hints of honey. Smooth. Nice body.

Oct 14th, 2016
Buddy Wilson

Highly aromatic wine with great flavors of apricot and honeysuckle and a beautiful orange blossom finish.

Highly aromatic wine with great flavors of apricot and honeysuckle and a beautiful orange blossom finish.

Jun 29th, 2016
John Behrens

Yellow. Straight-up lychee nose. Fairly heavy, smooth, sweet body. Lychee, pineapple, honeysuckle, mineral only insomuch as it keeps this from being one-dimensional. Not bad, but a bit of an off taste. Understandable for $10/bottle.

Yellow. Straight-up lychee nose. Fairly heavy, smooth, sweet body. Lychee, pineapple, honeysuckle, mineral only insomuch as it keeps this from being one-dimensional. Not bad, but a bit of an off taste. Understandable for $10/bottle.

Feb 29th, 2016
Holly Hosmer

Great sweet nose! You can smell the honey and apricot! Big taste of honeysuckle and orange! Reminds me of eating honeysuckles as a kid during the springtime!! Like it a lot!!

Great sweet nose! You can smell the honey and apricot! Big taste of honeysuckle and orange! Reminds me of eating honeysuckles as a kid during the springtime!! Like it a lot!!

Feb 27th, 2016
John Behrens

Rich gold color. Nose of honey, tropical fruits, green apple, a bit of vanilla, a hint of mineral, and a heavy richness, perhaps oak. Medium body and acid, smooth, almost oily. Nice balance of sweetness and acid on the tongue, and that smooth honey vanilla covers it all with a very pleasant richness. I like this!

Rich gold color. Nose of honey, tropical fruits, green apple, a bit of vanilla, a hint of mineral, and a heavy richness, perhaps oak. Medium body and acid, smooth, almost oily. Nice balance of sweetness and acid on the tongue, and that smooth honey vanilla covers it all with a very pleasant richness. I like this!

Jan 18th, 2016
Brittany Johnson

Not usually a fan of Chardonnays, but this is refreshing and not buttery at all. Great option for those of us that don't like buttery heavy Chardonnays.

Not usually a fan of Chardonnays, but this is refreshing and not buttery at all. Great option for those of us that don't like buttery heavy Chardonnays.

Aug 8th, 2015