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2012 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Home Block
Chardonnay
- USA
- California
- Santa Cruz Mountains
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Community Tasting Notes 20
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thelostverse wrote: 92 points
March 6, 2024 - Pop and pour. Difficult to score this as it was delicious, but not varietally correct. The color has morphed to show its age - more of a caramel rather than golden or even greenish. Nose and palate of butterscotch and brown sugar. If tasting this blind I may have gone with an older Sauterne. Bottom line - it was a lovely bottle, but it was more of a dessert wine than a Chardonnay. Wouldn't have wanted to pair this with lobster... Drink up.
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bonedoc wrote: flawed
September 23, 2021 - Premoxed
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bonedoc wrote:
May 29, 2021 - The best of the three I have of this vintage, bee and amphitheater both a bit riper and oaky.
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buckeye76 Likes this wine: 92 points
November 28, 2019 - Similar notes as previous tasting. Peaches, citrus, pears, and hints of honey and minerals. Medium to full bodied and a medium to long finish.
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buckeye76 Likes this wine: 93 points
July 6, 2019 - Delicious Chardonnay, and for the price, a steal. Pears, citrus, apricots, peaches, honey, and a hint of nuttiness in the finish. Nice acidity, well balanced, full bodied, nice complexity, and a medium to long finish.
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By Antonio Galloni
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By Richard Jennings
3/10/2014 (link) 91 points(Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Home Block) Light yellow color; almond, light saffron, tart pear nose; tasty, almond, saffron, tart pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type White
- Producer Varner
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Spring Ridge Vineyard Home Block
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
- Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 84 (30%)
- Consumed 198 (70%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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