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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 18 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ohne_musik on 4/17/2021 flawed bottle: Ack, something bacterial here. Not pleasant. A pity because the last bottle was great. (882 views) | | | Tasted by gmbdds on 8/30/2019 flawed bottle: Oxidized. Not horribly so, but enough apple cider notes to be distracting. (1034 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 2/1/2019: My second of two. Crummy record keeping as I thought I had two, now I got none! Everything that I put into my TN back in May 2018 is still accurate, but there is a softening of the intensity. Lemon, yellow apple, grapefruit and a distinct saline quality note that still persists in the wine. What I think we have here is the more forward qualities of the 2014 vintage, yet the softening of the acidity now as it approaches year five. While I didn't want to accept some of the perspectives of the other tasters that previously mentioned words like 'at peak' or 'fading', I have to agree with the general direction of these comments. My belief that this vintage of Brosseau is ready to go and is in the window now to be enjoyed, as the acidity, plumper fruit and saline are all working in balance with each other. (1659 views) | | | Tasted by csnyder612 on 1/19/2019 & rated 91 points: Light staw color. Lemongrass and apple blossom aromas and a touch of glycerin. Medium body. Medium plus acidity. Medium plus finish. Lemon drop, pear, and honeydew mellon. Seems to be peaking. Drink now. (1106 views) | | | Tasted by JKelly05 on 10/22/2018: yeah...ok...heavy lemon curd..nothing else too notable TBH (1340 views) | | | Tasted by csnyder612 on 9/22/2018 & rated 89 points: Old world aromas. Hint of oak. Time to drink up. Fruits are fading (821 views) | | | Tasted by brigcampbell on 5/29/2018: Oh, this is good. Angular, tension, and purity seem to cover it for me. Hint of salinity. Beautiful chardonnay by any measure. (871 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 5/27/2018: Last tasted this (and the only time) was July 2017 at the winery. We did a Brosseau vertical going all the way back to 2009. The 2014 stood out that day, as the citrus quality was the distinguishing quality. I noted it that day, and it remains true with this bottle 9 months later. This is really excellent Chardonnay, yet I am not surprised, as I continue to think that the Copain chard program is in the top tier for California, especially for those who are looking for acidity, pure textures, very little oak and alcohol. This bottle shows citrusy grapefruit and lime, light pineapple, some golden apple, then the finishing lick of saline that is the Brosseau terroir for me. And, this isn't texturally a lean wine, as it has the fleshy Brosseau character that so many of the Copain vintages have shown for this fruit. Simply pure and delicious, liberated from the imprint of wood and glycerine that for me is tiring. 13.3% ABV. (1107 views) | | | Tasted by daveyk39 on 4/7/2018: Compare & Contrast California (K&L Wines, Redwood City, CA): Extremely interesting, though slightly restrained, aromas of quince, wildflower honey and gooseberry. Tart gooseberries on the palate, with a satisfyingly velvety texture. (939 views) | | | Tasted by ohne_musik on 11/29/2017 & rated 92 points: A great example of a well-balanced, energetic CA chardonnay. Clearly young with lots of tension, minerals and pulsing acidity. But also well-extracted ripe fruit, with mango, quince, lime, lemon curd, some malo and a deft hand with neutral oak. Has structure and seems one that will improve over time. 91-92 (923 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 7/23/2017: Tasted as part of a Brosseau chard vertical we did with Wells @ the winery. 13.3% ABV. Have a couple of these in the cellar, yet not tasted these yet and no previous TNs. Of all the vintages of Brosseau in the vertical, this is the only one that showed grapefruit. It is distinctive and delicious. Some lemon here, too. There is apple tones in the fruit, yet the refreshing acidity is still dominating the fruit. In total, acidity, depth and young, a wine I bet that is going to age well. (1138 views) | | | Tasted by Cote d'Or on 5/28/2017: -translucent light gold
-floral honey peach
-med/med+ acidity, linear slightly oxidized sweet fruit and intensely saline
-highly structured with new world fruit (702 views) | | | Tasted by Mike Dildine on 3/26/2017 & rated 94 points: Wow. Drinking absolutely beautifully - taught, energetic, rich and intense. (967 views) | | | Tasted by BornToRhone on 2/16/2017 & rated 92 points: 750ml; PnP; bright and energetic chardonnay, reminding me of chablis except without quite as much minerality. Great length without being oaky or malo'ie. (779 views) | | | Tasted by Ultimatewinekick_Andreas on 2/11/2017 & rated 91 points: Soil of limestone and granit. Vineyard established in 1977 but has partly been replanted.
Round and soft expression with ripe tropical fruit and yellow pears on both nose and palate. After a while some more citric notes appear and the wine finishes with some fresh Meyer lemon notes. Nice personality on this wine that both shows roundness and energy. (657 views) |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Sonoma’s Sensational 2015s Parts 1 & 2 (Mar 2017) (3/1/2017)
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Producer Location (Google Maps)Chardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeBrosseau Vineyard On weinlagen-infoUSAAmerican 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
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Central Coast AVA WikipediaChalonehttps://www.atasteofmonterey.com/appellations-chalone |
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