Community Tasting Notes 12

• johnrm Likes this wine: 88 points

  May 21, 2023 - I agree with the excellent note from Exonian (April 2022) in all significant respects - from the smoky, flinty character through the rich fruits, to the structure and limited acidity (which limits its ability to match many foods). A year on from that note, I don’t detect the medicinal quality but I agree about the slightly thin character overall and the richness of the (tropical) fruit plus the buttery end. Nice on its own and, whilst I find it just a little too sweet, simple, and lacking acidity and bite (in the Californian style), there is just enough pleasure for me to rate it a bit higher. 88
  This doesn’t reach the quality of the Riva Ranch Chardonnay for me (of course it less expensive than the RR) but this is still not a great bargain at UK prices.

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• rjsmall Likes this wine:

  May 6, 2023 - Nice chardonnay with nods to the old school style. Apple, melon and a nice touch of toasty oak. Well balanced and enjoyable match to fishcakes.

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• Julian Sims Likes this wine: 83 points

  April 27, 2022 - tropical fruit nose with some oak / vanilla; tropical and stone fruit on palate with vanilla tones. soft acid.

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• exonian wrote: 85 points

  April 24, 2022 - Light gold in the glass, it benefits from a bit aeration to reveal the rather reticent nose. You get smokey struck match, white flowers, melon and fig, very ripe tropical fruits, vanilla oak, and a leesy quality, that creates a slightly medicinal aroma. On the palate , acidity is low, and the wine feels a little thin, with flavours of green apples, and nuts. The wine is rescued by a distinctive finish of a nutty salinity and a buttery texture. Perfectly drinkable , but not a wine I would choose to purchase again . Drink up this year and next.!

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• Casa HeRo wrote: 89 points

  August 15, 2021 - Fruktig rund chardonnay

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2019
• Type White
• Producer Wente Vineyards
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation Morning Fog
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion San Francisco Bay
• Appellation Livermore Valley
• UPC Codes 089636190002, 6018036190002

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• In Cellars 154 (21%)
• Consumed 582 (79%)

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