February 3, 2012 - Bright, antique gold. Sweet nose of tropical fruit, cream, tapioca pudding, and minerals. Buttery texture, with the requisite amount of oak and vanilla found in California chardonnay. A citrus mid-palate extends through the intense peach pit finish. Not bad for $7.
May 16, 2010 - A great bargin at $6.00. This is a nice buttery chard with a nose of pear and a little apple. On the palate, some citrus but mostly vanilla and again, a little apple. Buttery finish, but pretty short.
April 28, 2010 - Bought today and drank from the fridge. Popped and poured with dinner. If you are looking for a big, buttery, oaky Calif. Chardonnay at a good price - this is it. Rombauer Jr. Butterscotch, almond, vanilla flavors. Will get more at $5.99 at Grocery Outlet in Pleasant Hill, Ca. Will be good this Spring/Summer on patio with cheese and crackers.
c - 3
a - 13
f - 14
o - 6
February 23, 2010 - A Corked Wine - How Lucky! plus some basic QPR's (Wine 101 - Cuyahoga Community College): This was corked. How lucky can you get. I am teaching a Wine 101 course at the local community college. Our first two wines were screw capped, and I was trying to explain the benefits of screw caps. I talked about TCA, but to have everyone try the wine and see for themselves really is lucky. We had no backup for this wine, but I would rather teach a class like this about TCA than have a pristine bottle of this wine.
July 18, 2009 - Same notes as before - nice chard for the $
June 12, 2009 - Took to Borgata for drinks before dinner - nice Chard for the $
May 30, 2009 - Pat had with Speedie Chicken on the grill - same notes as before
May 15, 2009 - Nice straw color; a bit of oak & vanilla - Pat thought it was a bit fruity; VG for $10
December 23, 2008 - Tarte tatin and vanilla aromas. Sweet vanilla, pear, and apple compote flavors. Finish is rich and buttery, but a bit short.