{"id":775,"date":"2026-07-18T17:11:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/3-0-5-kits-coty-chardonnay-chapel-down\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T17:11:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:11:27","slug":"3-0-5-kits-coty-chardonnay-chapel-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/3-0-5-kits-coty-chardonnay-chapel-down\/","title":{"rendered":"3.0\/5 &#8211; KIT&#8217;S COTY CHARDONNAY &#8211; CHAPEL DOWN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rating: 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This Chardonnay shows a medium-intensity yellow hue with good clarity, typical of a fully developed wine. Aromas of apple and vanilla fill the nose with a Medium intensity, suggesting oak influence. In the palate, the silky texture and Medium body are balanced by a Medium minus acidity, complemented by flavours of apple, pear, and butterscotch. The wine feels smooth, with a Medium finish and no obvious complexity. Although it&#8217;s drinkable now, a hint of oak overpowers the fruit in some sips.<\/p>\n<h3>At a glance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Appearance:<\/strong> medium, yellow<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nose:<\/strong> medium; apple \/ vanilla<\/li>\n<li><strong>Palate:<\/strong> Body medium, Acidity medium minus, Alcohol medium, Sweetness dry, Feel silky, Flavour intensity medium<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tastes:<\/strong> apple, pear \/ butterscotch<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finish:<\/strong> medium<\/li>\n<li><strong>Development:<\/strong> Fully Developed<\/li>\n<li><strong>Readiness:<\/strong> drink now<\/li>\n<li><strong>Balanced:<\/strong> yes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Complex:<\/strong> no<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Food pairings<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Grilled chicken with apple glaze<\/li>\n<li>Pan-seared pork chops with butterscotch sauce<\/li>\n<li>Roasted pear and vanilla bean salad<\/li>\n<li>Creamy apple and brie crostini<\/li>\n<li>Crispy seafood paella with apple salsa<\/li>\n<li>Vegetarian quiche with caramelized apples<\/li>\n<li>Roasted chicken with vanilla and herbs<\/li>\n<li>Grilled pork skewers with butterscotch marinade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rating: 3.0\/5 This Chardonnay shows a medium-intensity yellow hue with good clarity, typical of a fully developed wine. Aromas of apple and vanilla fill the nose with a Medium intensity, suggesting oak influence. In the palate, the silky texture and Medium body are balanced by a Medium minus acidity, complemented by flavours of apple, pear, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":774,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wineclub"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/25842_20260718161055-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}