Community Tasting Note

bacchus wrote:

Saturday, October 5, 2019 - shared with pat at selkirk manor. this bottle was lost in the cellar until visual inspection spotted it in the rack. last tasted 6/2016. the wine has held up remarkably well. still fresh and lively. i have never had a bad experience with a catena wine. i love everything that catena does. finding a chardonnay that is still enjoyable eight years after the vintage is additionally remarkable. current impressions similar to previous notes. a bit shy at first. more interesting as it moves from fridge temperature closer to room temperature. Perhaps not as complex as the first bottle enjoyed in 2013. But still has elements of oak, vanilla, cream, caramel, poached pear and lemon. Light and refreshing when cold. More cerebral as it warms up. this was my last bottle from this vintage. did not buy enough. glad that i have more recent vintages waiting for me in the cellar.

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