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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2010 and 2013 (based on 21 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.5 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 7/3/2014 & rated 91 points: Better than the last one I had. This is incisive and slightly biting, forward, and zesty but showing some body and length. Nice stuff. (1660 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 8/9/2013 & rated 89 points: A crisp, slightly tart style. I was hoping for something richer. Pretty good for the price. (1924 views) | | | Tasted by Btarzy on 4/1/2012 & rated 89 points: well balanced, slight mineral on the finish (2462 views) | | | Tasted by gsglen on 11/20/2011 & rated 91 points: Boy this was good. Not sure how to describe this other than extremely well balanced with a long finish that did not become bitter. I'd use the term buttery, but not to imply the over-oaked buttery characteristic of many California Chardonnays, but to describe the silky richness, balanced in acid note to this wine. It's very complex and ust really good! (2731 views) | | | Tasted by Flesh on 7/15/2011 & rated 92 points: Drank with Max & Juliet - medium oak, with a slight green apple flavor, and drinking perfectly for a Friday night. (2728 views) | | | Tasted by arass on 10/15/2010 & rated 88 points: an unusual chardonnay. very fruity with intense green apple flavors. Also a little oak and butter as well. (2154 views) | | | Tasted by Jr11454 on 9/30/2010 & rated 77 points: Weekday wine ok nose tart with acidic finish (1946 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 8/7/2010 & rated 91 points: Santa Barbara Winetasting Trip Day 1: Rusack, Cold Heaven and Palmina (Ballard Canyon, Buellton and Lompoc, Central Coast, California): Light, slightly green tinged yellow color; green apple, lime, vanilla nose; complex, green apple, tart pear, lime palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. (9 mos. in French oak, 48% new) (2436 views) | | | Tasted by awinestory on 5/3/2010 & rated 89 points: color: lemon, white watery minscus
nose: med+ intensity, white flowers, a tart element, an aroma akin to lees/butter
palate: med+ intensity, dry, acid is med+ tannin zero body med alc est 14 length med+ golden apples, rich texture, ripe apples, ksome oak yet well integrated, very tart acidity, good balance, finesse in a new world way, good intensity of fruit and conentration of fruit, some complexity and very good structural integration ..
fruit forward in new world style - some oak yet not overwhelming (1760 views) |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, November/December 2009, IWC Issue #147
(Rusack Vineyards Chardonnay Santa Barbara County) Subscribe to see review text. |  By Gary Vaynerchuk
Wine Library TV, California Chardonnay and Cabernet Tasting, Episode #950 (11/15/2010)
(Rusack Chardonnay) #3; COLOR-golden; NOSE-some oak and butter action; very smoky and a lot of wood coming through; PALATE-interesting flavor profile on the attack; a little lighter than I expected; the acidity is pretty high and sharp which I like; the alcohol is coming through little for me (but I drink it warm); some interesting white flower and white peach coming through; finishes creamy with a little butter, but more fresh and vibrant than many Cali Chards; doesn't blow me away, but a solid wine for $22 bones; WE-94; GV-87 87 points |
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| Rusack Producer website2008 Rusack ChardonnayFrom the Rusack Tasting Room Notes: Here, our love of blending has resulted in a marriage of exceptional fruit aromas with carefully balanced acidity, capturing the best qualities of the area. Honeydew melon, Asian pear, orange blossom as well as citrus notes are highlighted in this appealing crisp white wine.
San Francisco Chronicle, Silver Medal - 2009Chardonnay 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 Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
http://beveragetradenetwork.com/en/btn-academy/list-of-winegrowers-association-in-central-coast-california-274.htm
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