January 27, 2024 - Lovely stuff, probably better a year or two ago, as age is starting to dull the fruit character which is necessary to balance the heavy oak imprint. Tasty and reliable, though, with citrus, orange leaf and plenty of vanilla, cream, pastry. The fruit is somewhat mulled by age, but still present.
September 2, 2021 - Almost would not consider this chardonnay, but is excellent in it's own right. Crisp, tart, not very sweet.
April 10, 2021 - Very pleasant! It stood up to hot smoked salmon. I will buy it again.
June 27, 2020 - Simple, clean, and refreshing. Perfect summertime wine.
May 15, 2020 - Opened for a virtual tasting with Frog's Leap, which is a great program they're running in these COVID times, and a lot of fun. Out of 375.
I did not care for this at all, and wonder if perhaps it was flawed in some manner (premox?). I got uncooked dough and some apple on the palate, with a very unappealing aftertaste. Not rated.
May 4, 2020 - Fantastic, non-oaky clean, bright, burst of true Chardonnay!
November 22, 2019 - So, the first two days this was open the wine came across very acidic and very rough around the edges. We were a little disappointed in truth. It was a little reduced, but not so much you would think the wine shut down. But, on the third day the wine transformed into something really nice, so clearly it needs a little more time in the bottle. When it finally opened up, it was reminiscent of 1er Cru Chablis. It definitely has a strong cut of acid and pretty interesting chalky notes - something you don't often see in Napa Chard. Oak is very light to non-existant. Malo appears to have been blocked. Would buy again based on day 3 experience.
July 11, 2019 - Tasty. Melon and pineapple with a touch of citrus. Good complexity
April 3, 2019 - Nice clean taste. Not much depth, but nice with salmon