There’s something about a great deal that gets me excited, so I was thrilled when I saw Dynamite Chardonnay marked $7.00 off. That brings it into my price range at $9.99, so of course I had to buy a bottle.
I’ve had the Dynamite Zinfandel on a night out to one of my favorite restaurants here in Cincinnati, Bella Luna. (I was about to link that until I saw how atrocious their website is — I’ll need to talk with Harry about that. If you want to see it, you’ll need to Google it yourself. But trust me, the food is awesome.) Anyway… I enjoyed the Dynamite Zin, and I’ve heard a bit of buzz about Dynamite wines so I was glad to see a bottle in my price range.
I also enjoyed reading about Dynamite on their website where in one paragraph they talk about how the name was derived from how they had to use dynamite to blast away the rocky slopes to plant the vinyard. Then a couple paragraphs later they highlight their “sustainable farming techniques.” When did dynamite become an ingredient for sustainability? lol
The arwork on the bottle is nice. They have a local artist design the labels for each vintage.
The Chardonnay was good, but not extraordinary. Minimal fruitiness (apple), slight oak, a bit nutty. Undynamic and uninspiring. I gave this wine an 83.
A drinkable wine, but it’s boring and not worth the price… especially at the original price. But even at the discounted price, I’d take the Veramonte Chardonnay over this one anyday and save a few dollars to boot.