Friday, August 24, 2012 - Some Friday Afternoon Wines (Phil's place, Chicago IL): nose: fragrant with tones of green apples, minerals, pears, marmalade, and some white fruits. Nice balance, but lacking some depth to it.
taste: Full bodied with medium acidity that is on the noticeable side. Has a nice spine with tones of green apples, pears, marmalade and white fruits. It is really good on the attack, but there is a drop-off on the mid and finish.
overall: If this had more depth on the nose and palate it would be really good. Still, it's a very good chard that tastes like california without overdoing it.