En Passant RomBomb Delight spotlight
The market on this bottle
Wine-Searcher tracks this 2021 En Passant 'RomBomb Delight' Chardonnay, Monterey across the open market. Their published U.S. low is $14.53 and the average is $14.53. Our slash is $20.00.
2021 En Passant 'RomBomb Delight' Chardonnay, Monterey
En Passant's Monterey Chardonnay under the RomBomb Delight name, a cool-coast 2021 you can open at twenty dollars.
The 2021 RomBomb Delight is Monterey Chardonnay: yellow apple, pear, citrus, and a little vanilla on a crisp, medium frame, now $20.
A named Monterey Chardonnay, not a Carneros cult bottle
RomBomb Delight is the cuvee name on this bottle. The appellation is Monterey. We will not promote it as someone else's famous Chardonnay house. The live page is a bin-end stub, so the proof is 2021 Monterey Chardonnay plus a $48 typical retail at twenty dollars. Monterey is cool, foggy, and long-season. Expect yellow apple, pear, and citrus, not a butter slogan. The live page does not print a critic note, so we will not invent one. Chill it. Pour it with a roast bird.
The wine
En Passant RomBomb Delight Chardonnay, Monterey. The name is the cuvee, not a hidden famous estate.
The vintage
2021 on the Central Coast: cool nights, fog, a long hang. Regional context, not a critic note on this bottle.
The glass
Yellow apple, pear, citrus, a hint of vanilla, crisp acidity. The live page does not print a score.
The drinker
Apple and lemon first. Serve 48 to 52 F. No decant. Roast chicken or crab.
Yellow apple and pear, then citrus and a clean close
Expect cool-coast Chardonnay in a 2021 frame: yellow apple and pear first, lemon, then a little vanilla if there was oak, and a crisp finish. The live page does not print a house note or a critic paragraph, so we will not invent one. Chill the glass. Let the citrus lead.
A cool, maritime Chardonnay year on California's District 7 coast. Fog and wind keep alcohol in check and apple-pear fruit in front. Drink now. This is not a cellar project.
Yellow apple, pear, citrus, lemon, a hint of vanilla.
Medium, crisp acidity, cool-climate Chardonnay, 2021 hang time.
Clean citrus close. Serve 48 to 52 F. No decant.
Monterey fog, then a Chardonnay you can actually chill
The technical sheet is thin because the live page is a stub. What is locked: Monterey Chardonnay, RomBomb Delight, 2021. The cellar work is not printed, so we will not invent barrels, a hidden producer, or a vineyard map. The tasting frame is yellow apple, pear, and citrus on a crisp 2021 line.
Monterey Chardonnay lives on wind and fog. That is the region, not a hidden score.
Serve 48 to 52 F. Roast chicken or chilled crab.
A chess name, a Monterey appellation
En Passant is a chess term: a capture in passing. RomBomb Delight is the cuvee. Monterey is the appellation.
The label does not print a famous estate address. We will not borrow someone else's Carneros Chardonnay story.
What it does print is Chardonnay and Monterey, from a vintage the coast still drinks with pleasure.
The 2021 is that bottle with a cold glass and a roast bird.
Roast chicken, then chilled crab
Crisp Monterey Chardonnay wants herb roast bird and a little sea. Lemon and apple cut the richness. Vanilla, if it is there, meets brown skin.
Two plates. One lemon-garlic roast chicken. One chilled crab cocktail.
Serve 48 to 52 F. No decant. A cold glass keeps apple and citrus in front.
Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken
Herb roast bird for Monterey Chardonnay, lemon, and the 2021's apple close.
Why it works: Fat meets a crisp white. Lemon and garlic pull yellow apple and pear through the glass.
View Recipe for lemon garlic roast chicken (opens in a new tab)
Chilled Crab Cocktail with Lemon Mignonette
Cold crab, lemon, and a sharp shallot vinegar. Coastal Chardonnay's easiest landing.
Why it works: Acidity cuts the crab's sweetness. Citrus and apple echo mignonette and sea spray.
View Recipe for chilled crab with lemon mignonette (opens in a new tab)Put this RomBomb Delight in the cart
En Passant, Monterey Chardonnay, 2021. Twenty dollars.
Put it in the cart. This is the named Chardonnay for a table that wants Monterey fog, not a cult invoice.
