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CALIFORNIA CHARDONNAY
Prima, Walnut Creek, Ca.
Tasted March 20, 1992 - March 27, 1992 by bestdamncab with 21 views
Introduction
Tasting Chardonnay-2 flights 2 consecutive weeks at Prima.
Flight 1 - 4 Chardonnays (0 notes)
Phelps the best.
Flight 2 - 6 Chardonnays (10 notes)
Chalk Hill and Long the best.
White
White
1990 Au Bon Climat Chardonnay Benedict
89 points
Light fruit on the nose, good character and taste but light taste, nice, medium finish, all there
White
1990 Qupé Chardonnay
89 points
Great, pleasant, steely hard fruit on nose and palate, butter on finish.
White
1990 Far Niente Chardonnay
80 points
Bigger and richer but more grapefruit on the nose and palate, lots of acid, forward fruit, full blown-over the top.
White
1990 Long Vineyards Chardonnay
91 points
Light citrus nose, lots of fruit, minerals, and butter, sme on the palate, great wine.
White
1990 Chalk Hill Chardonnay Estate Bottled Chalk Hill
90 points
Nice, minerally taste, very smooth, slightly lighter body than some peers today, smoky, long finish.
White
1990 Kistler Chardonnay Kistler Vineyard
89 points
Thicker, richer, more viscous than peers today, lots of nice, well-balanced flavors, big body, buttery finish.
White
1990 Au Bon Climat Chardonnay Benedict
88 points
Hint of vegetable oil, nice, sound chardonnay, medium body, very toasty almost oaky taste, good finish with fruit, acid and smoke.
White
1990 Gary Farrell Chardonnay
88 points
Nice, fruity nose with honey, little light on body, lots of grapefruit and acid taste, well-balanced, long finish, faded during the tasting.
White
1989 Shafer Chardonnay
80 points
Great, rich, perfumy nose, light/medium body, well balanced, light and short finish.
Closing
Lots of Chardonnay tasted these 2 weeks.