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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2014 (based on 9 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.4 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 58 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by GoBlue2002 on 1/22/2017 & rated 91 points: Much improved from our last bottle in 2013. The acidity has integrated, and the finish has lengthened. Still a heavily oaked wine, so if you like the style this has great QPR.
Paired well with panko crusted walleye - needed a laser focused chardonnay to cut through the lemon prep.
The wine spectator note seemed spot on --- needed to give this a lot of time! (1356 views) | | | Tasted by aChave on 2/15/2016 & rated 87 points: Medium straw yellow. Moderate sweet oak initially dominates, but smooths out a bit with air. Orchard fruit begins to come out. To me, the oak and alcohol dominate too much, at least at this point. Should be a good food wine. I suspect it will be better the 2nd or 3rd day...but not really my style.
[Yes, it was better on day 2. Oak a bit more softened, but still too much in the foreground for my taste. An old-style California Chardonnay done reasonably well.] (1592 views) | | | Tasted by T Warner on 4/18/2014: Straw yellow core, fading to light yellow rim. Mild oak with pear, apple on the nose. Medium plus acidity, apple with medium oak on palate. Smooth, with buttery overtones. (3657 views) | | | Tasted by Night Train on 1/26/2014 & rated 88 points: I got mostly pears and apples, with no noticeable citrus notes. Buttery, but not excessively so. Pleasant, creamy mouthfeel, but it needed a counterpoint to the butter, probably a little more acidity. Without it, it was just a nice California chardonnay, with nothing to distinguish it from hundreds of similar wines. (3054 views) | | | Tasted by GoBlue2002 on 12/8/2013 & rated 89 points: An interesting style of chard, with hints of burgundy fruit yet also quite a bit of oak.
This took some time to open in the glass, and improved with a long decant. More straw than golden yellow in color, I didn't sense much buttery oak but my wife found a lot.
Citrus, pineapple, mango and other tropical fruits on the nose lead to a similar palate, with a touch of oak and good length on the finish.
This wine was unexciting on its own, but paired well with chicken piccata. I would definitely consider this a food wine due to its hefty dose of acidity. (3205 views) | | | Tasted by BklynNeophyte on 10/25/2013: I can't drink this stuff, but my wife liked it with shrimp... (2527 views) | | | Tasted by marybaldwin on 10/20/2013: Gift to Erin for birthday. (2310 views) | | | Tasted by BigTex22 on 7/16/2013 & rated 90 points: I'm rating this wine based on what it is - an oaky chardonnay typical of the old-school Cali style. It's not an "oak bomb", per se, but there's plenty of a sweet heavy nose combined with the sweet oakiness to place it in that category. Not a Rombauer, but not a "new new world" restrained chard either.
That all said, nice color, good heavy legs, and nice balance across the wine. Similar to a previous note, you might want to lay this down for 2-4 more years to see if the oak will integrate further.
If this is your style, recommend. If you lean more towards the Chablis, pass. GOOD. (1653 views) | | | Tasted by fdub on 7/1/2013 & rated 88 points: A bit flabby for my taste. (1447 views) | | | Tasted by BklynNeophyte on 5/9/2013 & rated 81 points: Not to my liking at all. Why I avoid California chardonnay.
3 on the AF scale. (1536 views) | | | Tasted by pakabear on 9/24/2012 & rated 91 points: Nice balance, good flavor while maintaining a high level of elegance. (2679 views) | | | Tasted by gmfamoso on 8/27/2012 & rated 89 points: Impressively full-bodied Chardonnay with aromas of vanilla, wood, pear, and butter notes. Tastes of butter, vanilla, pear, and melon, with a nice firm acidity and a creamy mouthfeel. Great Chardonnay to pair with food. (2272 views) | | | Tasted by InternationalWineReport on 8/15/2012 & rated 90 points: This shows notes of tropical fruits, citrus zest, almond, mineral, and toasted oak. This has nice balance and a satisfying finish. (Drink 2012-2018) (2508 views) | | | Tasted by GoBlue2002 on 7/1/2012 & rated 89 points: Honeymoon Wine Tasting; 6/25/2012-7/3/2012 (California - Napa & Sonoma Counties): Tasted at Winery. Aromas of fruit, mineral, and a little bit of oak. This wine had heavy acidity, which lead to a firm bite on the short finish. An interesting style of chard. (4638 views) | | | Tasted by drasche on 6/17/2012 & rated 89 points: Subtle nose on opening. Apple, lemon, light oak and just a slight buttery tone. A lot of mineral on the nose. Smooth finish that runs long. (2129 views) | | | Tasted by Lee Fining on 5/2/2012 & rated 90 points: Complex collection of light fruit aromas. Creamy texture with flavors of butterscotch, leather, apple, lemon and melon. (1998 views) | | | Tasted by BBinSC on 3/18/2012 & rated 90 points: 90-92: Chappellet makes impressive Chardonnay, but they need time to age to deliver the bang for the buck. This wine really needs 2-3 years, the oak is predominant throughout. On the second day, the wine opened up more and showed a nicer balance of fruit, oak, and acidity. Everything is there, it just needs time. (2158 views) | | | Tasted by VinoJestes on 1/11/2012: Delic (2220 views) | | | Tasted by VinoJestes on 1/11/2012: tasty and delic (2266 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Chappellet Producer websiteChardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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