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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2015 (based on 35 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 46 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Thomas B on 1/12/2015 & rated 90 points: Second bottle, a little tight on first opening but over the next 2 hrs and then esp on day 2 it opened beautifully. A fair amount of oak and butter but soft and an easy food match. I may need to buy more. (2063 views) | | | Tasted by Chizel on 12/31/2014 & rated 90 points: Buttery, hints of ripe peach and still in its range. Getting more asap. (2046 views) | | | Tasted by Thomas B on 12/23/2014 & rated 89 points: An odd harsh edge in initial opening, I questioned taking a friends advice and buying a few bottles. This blew off fairly quickly, fortunately.
As it opened it softened and was much more approachable - light oak and butter, pear and lychee. (2032 views) | | | Tasted by Rick.Bennett on 12/6/2014 & rated 87 points: Right out of the bottle, i was nervous. Deep golden color and strong oak smell, almost corked. After 30 minutes this subdued and left a powerful chardonnay still fun of oak and ripe fruit, powered by full bodied aromas and long mouthfeel. I would say it peaked about a year ago, but was still worth holding on to experience with a little more bottle age. Drank with slow roasted halibut, Kung Fu Girl Riesling reduction, roasted carrots, snow peas, melted leeks and a side of capellini. Nice Sat dinner with sturdy SRH chardonnay. Glad to have had 6 bottles of this Two Sisters wine over the last 4 years. (2346 views) | | | Tasted by jlhkiss on 7/8/2014 & rated 88 points: Last of a case on discount that we consumed over the past year. Peaked last summer/fall and now seems to be getting a little flabby and oaky. Overall, a nice balance of old and new world. (2320 views) | | | Tasted by jlhkiss on 5/5/2014 & rated 90 points: Great with pulled pork carnitas on Cinco de Mayo. (1103 views) | | | Tasted by jlhkiss on 3/6/2014 & rated 91 points: Finish appears to be more angular than before. Still, great texture and viscosity, with a lengthy, oaky finish. (1135 views) | | | Tasted by jlhkiss on 2/7/2014 & rated 92 points: Tasted briefly, was a big hit among the white-loving crowd at our dinner party. Tasted like a candied, orange/apricot creamsicle, but still holding that acidity to keep things together. Can't wait to pull more... (1183 views) | | | Tasted by Darren Jimenez on 9/13/2013 & rated 91 points: The wine looks Yellow gold colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like Orange, Raisin, Raisin, Peach, Peach, Pear, Oak, Black Pepper, and Orange Blossom. It tastes like Hazelnut, Orange Blossom, and Hay/Straw. The body is Light/Medium. The wine has Polished texture. The wine finishes Long.
Liked that there was no bite, it is very smooth, accompanied a Gorgonzola chicken salad perfectly.
Would definitely buy again. (1253 views) | | | Tasted by jlhkiss on 8/19/2013 & rated 92 points: Decanted and placed in the fridge for an hour prior to dinner. Paired with grape/garlic/onion sauce chicken, mixed veggies, and wild rice. Pure gold color and medium/full-bodied. Wonderful nose of apple pie, baked spices, and apricots. Palate flows with ginger, honey, apples, pears, and walnuts. There is a steely, mineral-laced acidity that balances nicely against the buttery oak and vanilla on the finish, leaving a tart apple pucker that lingers for up to a minute. This is a very well-balanced wine drinking great right now, and it went perfectly with dinner. Even won over the "ultra dry" white wine lovers in the family. (1769 views) | | | Tasted by europat55 on 8/7/2013 & rated 88 points: Nice buttery Chardonnay. Wish it had more depth though. (1492 views) | | | Tasted by theoz on 7/10/2013 & rated 91 points: shoulda' bought more... (1438 views) | | | Tasted by theoz on 5/27/2013 & rated 91 points: This needs some air time to really open up and let the oak chill out a bit but then it becomes liquid candy. (1461 views) | | | Tasted by MH Amateur on 5/19/2013 & rated 87 points: Disappointed. After reading the marketing hype and the positive reviews on Cellar Tracker, I was expecting more.
Not nearly as good as Rombauer. Not nearly as much butter and much more oak. Hints of fruit but oak was dominant.
My wife liked it less than I did.
No need to buy more. (1360 views) | | | Tasted by gigmoney on 5/15/2013: Two bottles PnP. Agree with DOBLK. There is a lot of fruit hidden behind the oak. The minerality carries this through. Same results with each. I would really like to see how this integrates on day 2, but the rest of the party drank em all up. I'll have to perform my own experiment soon on one of these. No rating yet, but 90-92? (1224 views) | | | Tasted by Coswinetaster on 5/12/2013 & rated 89 points: The wine looks Light gold colored. The legs are Medium. Oak and Vanilla on the nose.It tastes like Pear and Oak. Medium body, oak and some citrus. Smooth texture. The wine finishes Medium. Tart, dry finish that smoothed out over 24 hours (1155 views) | | | Tasted by Doblk on 5/6/2013 & rated 89 points: Big oaky nose and dominant oak on the palate. Some minerals and citrus, but the vanilla and other wood notes overwhelm them for me. I am not a big fan of this style of big rich Ca chardonnay, but if you are this is as good as many that cost much more. (1147 views) | | | Tasted by STM82 on 5/1/2013 & rated 89 points: Buttery and wish there was more acidity. It lacked any minerality and energy. (1264 views) | | | Tasted by carlsport on 3/31/2013 & rated 93 points: Spectacular wine. Think Kistler, but 2/3 the price. Well balanced, showing oak, almonds and a hint of citrus. This is a white wine I would choose to drink (rarely do I opt for white wine). Wife really digs this as well. (1264 views) | | | Tasted by STM82 on 3/2/2013 & rated 91 points: Very fleshy and full bodied. Pale and golden yellow colored. Nose of caramelized apples, apricots, and marzipan. On the palate there are plenty of stone fruits, baked apple pie with all spice and nutmeg woven through the fruit. A really enjoyable chardonnay. Big and bold without crossing the line by becoming gobs of butter. (1318 views) | | | Tasted by puppetclause on 11/3/2012: N: Spice and some sweet stewed peaches.
P: More austere, baked grapefruit/apricot. Spicy oak.
F: Some light oak on the finish. (1410 views) | | | Tasted by kscopela on 2/27/2012 & rated 91 points: Mild in nature and mineral to the core. (1721 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Foley Estates 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 Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
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