This wine has really hit its straps now. I had it 6 years ago and can relate to the earlier tasting notes. Its now more integrated, settled and in balance.
Lovely straw colour, not too golden and sets expections of still being fresh with a great bouquet of good wafts of Chardonnay. I must admit there was a small amount of sulphur immediately after opening but this dissipated with the decant, which is essential to open this wine up.
Great palate of nicely grapey Chardonnay, not much oak now and good acidity. There is a great balance to the wine and very good length. Excellent with food but also rather nice as a drink before the food arrived (which I like to evaluate the wines without the interference of foods, sauces, herbs etc).
Very good length with a clean lasting finish, maintaining good flavour. Any greenness I remember from previous tasting has integrated. The wine has a pretty good QPR too.
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Pale/medium straw yellow. Reasonably pleasant nose with tropical fruit, citrus and oak. Nice weight on the palate, good ripe fruit with pear, grapefruit and citrus notes, oak a little intrusive. Reasonable concentration though and decent acidity on a good length finish. Nice enough if a little too oaky and not overly complex.
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2/21/2018 - F1NUT Likes this wine: 94 Points
This wine has really hit its straps now. I had it 6 years ago and can relate to the earlier tasting notes. Its now more integrated, settled and in balance.
Lovely straw colour, not too golden and sets expections of still being fresh with a great bouquet of good wafts of Chardonnay. I must admit there was a small amount of sulphur immediately after opening but this dissipated with the decant, which is essential to open this wine up.
Great palate of nicely grapey Chardonnay, not much oak now and good acidity. There is a great balance to the wine and very good length. Excellent with food but also rather nice as a drink before the food arrived (which I like to evaluate the wines without the interference of foods, sauces, herbs etc).
Very good length with a clean lasting finish, maintaining good flavour. Any greenness I remember from previous tasting has integrated. The wine has a pretty good QPR too.
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11/27/2008 - Docorp wrote:
Tangy, vegetable note, unrippened green fruit. 82pts.
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5/9/2007 - cortoncharlie wrote: 80 Points
Fruit's dead.
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5/2/2007 - cortoncharlie wrote: 85 Points
Fading fast. Needs to be drunk
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2/20/2007 - Paul D wrote: 83 Points
Pale/medium straw yellow. Reasonably pleasant nose with tropical fruit, citrus and oak. Nice weight on the palate, good ripe fruit with pear, grapefruit and citrus notes, oak a little intrusive. Reasonable concentration though and decent acidity on a good length finish. Nice enough if a little too oaky and not overly complex.
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