2021 Giaconda Chardonnay Estate Vineyard
Community Tasting Note
drjb wrote:
flawed
Monday, November 27, 2023 - At our annual Wine Group End of Year Lunch. This wine was horribly flawed by irresolvable sulfur levels and underlying reduction reminiscent of some years of Leflaive. There is some intense well structured fruit beneath this volcano but it takes some digging and time under Stelvin is unlikely to resolve the problem. Is this some groovy marketing trick (" all that burnt match character just like Leflaive and Coche ! "), careless winemaking or just a bad bottle ? Anyway the Meursault that followed was pristine !
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Comment posted by lightning:
11/30/2023 4:19:00 PM - Thanks for your note. While I have not tasted the 2021 yet, I tasted the 2017 a few years ago and my impression with that was similar to yours re. the 2021. I do wonder what will happen with the reduction levels, given Stelvin closure.
Comment posted by drjb:
11/30/2023 4:35:00 PM - Thanks Lightning for your comment - I wondered whether others had similar experiences with Giaconda. Certainly this bottle shocked the nine experienced drinkers around our table !
Comment posted by wizlb:
12/15/2023 3:50:00 AM - I have a few bottles and I will add my review in Jan or Feb next year…
Comment posted by drjb:
12/17/2023 6:00:00 PM - Thanks wizlb - I'll be interested to hear who you fare. Our experienced group of nine all found it close to undrinkable in a great group of wines. Hopefully its just a one bottle problem !
Comment posted by wizlb:
12/27/2023 1:32:00 AM - Hi Drjb, I just drop my note …