Mer Soleil

Silver Unoaked Santa Lucia Highlands Monterey Co. Chardonnay

8.637 ratings
8.74 pro ratings
Central Coast, 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
Shengli Hu

Smoke and salinity. Ripe yellow apples. Low acid. Fermented in concrete eggs.

Smoke and salinity. Ripe yellow apples. Low acid. Fermented in concrete eggs.

Dec 2nd, 2018
Ron R
8.9

For $20, this is solid for a summer’s day 🙂

For $20, this is solid for a summer’s day 🙂

Jun 2nd, 2018
Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

8.8

Second wine for our wine pairing at Chef's Table this evening, paired with a green pea soup with a truffle poached egg and bacon.

Light to medium yellow. Perfumey nose with tropical fruits and a bit clean. Medium acidity (5.5/10) and medium to medium plus bodied. Surprised this is unoaked. Layers of lemon curd and a creamy texture. Medium length finish. Drink till 2021.

Second wine for our wine pairing at Chef's Table this evening, paired with a green pea soup with a truffle poached egg and bacon.

Light to medium yellow. Perfumey nose with tropical fruits and a bit clean. Medium acidity (5.5/10) and medium to medium plus bodied. Surprised this is unoaked. Layers of lemon curd and a creamy texture. Medium length finish. Drink till 2021.

Sep 7th, 2017
K L
7.9

Not great. Skip. Was better in the cement bottle. Too sweet and off putting. Not balanced.

Not great. Skip. Was better in the cement bottle. Too sweet and off putting. Not balanced.

Jul 3rd, 2019
TwiLea Fletcher

Well this was so long ago…. Lunch with Steve Craig.

Well this was so long ago…. Lunch with Steve Craig.

Jun 22nd, 2018
Paul DeBono

Solid crisp Chardonnay. Great on a warm evening as a stand alone glass of wine.

Solid crisp Chardonnay. Great on a warm evening as a stand alone glass of wine.

Jun 12th, 2018
JK Robinson

Boys for new job!!! Yay! Not a Chardonnay fan. Can do love this!!!

Boys for new job!!! Yay! Not a Chardonnay fan. Can do love this!!!

May 21st, 2018
Frank L

Very nice flavor w/o the oak influence.

Very nice flavor w/o the oak influence.

Apr 18th, 2018
Cameron Etezadi

Crisp but a little over ML fermented.

Crisp but a little over ML fermented.

Apr 14th, 2018
Renee

I thought we liked this, but this time it was not great at all. 5/10 would not buy again.

I thought we liked this, but this time it was not great at all. 5/10 would not buy again.

Mar 29th, 2018