CALIFORNIA CHARDONNAY
Prima, Walnut Creek, Ca.
Tasted Friday, March 20, 1992 - Friday, March 27, 1992 by bestdamncab with 20 views
Introduction
Tasting Chardonnay-2 flights 2 consecutive weeks at Prima.
Flight 1 - 4 Chardonnays
Phelps the best.
Flight 2 - 6 Chardonnays (10 Notes)
Chalk Hill and Long the best.
Closing
Lots of Chardonnay tasted these 2 weeks.
1987 Joseph Phelps Chardonnay 90 Points
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
(3/20/1992)
Lots of toasty oak, big body, finished long but too smokey.
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1990 Au Bon Climat Chardonnay Benedict 89 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Ynez Valley
(3/20/1992)
Light fruit on the nose, good character and taste but light taste, nice, medium finish, all there
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1990 Qupé Chardonnay 89 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
(3/20/1992)
Great, pleasant, steely hard fruit on nose and palate, butter on finish.
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1990 Far Niente Chardonnay 80 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(3/20/1992)
Bigger and richer but more grapefruit on the nose and palate, lots of acid, forward fruit, full blown-over the top.
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1990 Long Vineyards Chardonnay 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(3/27/1992)
Light citrus nose, lots of fruit, minerals, and butter, sme on the palate, great wine.
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1990 Chalk Hill Chardonnay Estate Bottled Chalk Hill 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Chalk Hill
(3/27/1992)
Nice, minerally taste, very smooth, slightly lighter body than some peers today, smoky, long finish.
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1990 Kistler Chardonnay Kistler Vineyard 89 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
(3/27/1992)
Thicker, richer, more viscous than peers today, lots of nice, well-balanced flavors, big body, buttery finish.
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1990 Au Bon Climat Chardonnay Benedict 88 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Ynez Valley
(3/27/1992)
Hint of vegetable oil, nice, sound chardonnay, medium body, very toasty almost oaky taste, good finish with fruit, acid and smoke.
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1990 Gary Farrell Chardonnay 88 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
(3/27/1992)
Nice, fruity nose with honey, little light on body, lots of grapefruit and acid taste, well-balanced, long finish, faded during the tasting.
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1989 Shafer Chardonnay 80 Points
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
(3/27/1992)
Great, rich, perfumy nose, light/medium body, well balanced, light and short finish.
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