Excellent California Chard, that is not buttery popcorn. Nice acidity and minerality, this isn't Chablis, but it is not an over the top Cali Chard. Long finish.
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Light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of creme, vanilla, yellow pear and yellow apple. Flavors of vanilla, lemon and yellow pear. Medium acidity, full bodied. Drink over the next 5 years.
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Liquid Farm / Chard Double Blind- Dallas (Classic Wine Storage- Dallas): Wine #8 in a line up of 15 blind chards (preceded by Liquid Farm Golden Slope 2012). Very expressive nose with toffee, tropical fruit and some spice. On the palate it had all of the above plus creme brulee and peaches. Very long length and pleasant finish that shows a hint barrel toast at the very end. Solid wine that could probably use a few more years of age.
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Great rich notes on the nose of salted butter, tropical fruits, exotic spices and oak. Under control on the palate, just a hair heavy, saline and fresh tarragon and mint touch complete the palate. This can hold for at least 3-5 years.
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A very pleasant chardonnay. I give this a 92 based solely on the fact that there was a significant nose to this wine that was very pleasant. The wine was pulled from a 56 degree chill and further chilled down for about 30 minutes into the low 50's. Popped and poured. The creme brulee, butterscotch, and mango were very expressive in the glass. Wine poured a darker colored straw yellow. The initial entry was partial malolactic, not full malo, but was definitely full bodied. It had a very distinctive grit despite the velvety entry that I really hope is going to be associated with Coombsville chards as I keep drinking them over the next many years. The entry was all creme brulee and butterscotch, almost having some kind of white chocolate macadamia nut kind of quality in the mid-palate along with the grit that still existed in the middle. The finish is where the wine really started to express minerality which went very nice with the Italian style dish that it was being served with. Some toasted oak on the finish. A very pleasant wine indeed, and can likely stand 4-5 years more.
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5/28/2020 - brasstab wrote: 93 Points
Elegant and exquisite. At this point, nine years on, a bright yellow creamy delight. Earth and butter and pure seduction.
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9/25/2018 - kcp Likes this wine: 92 Points
Quite nice at this stage - well-integrated fruit, medium body, balanced, good mineral lift.
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7/30/2017 - Martin Rauzan Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lovely combination of yellow fruit with well-integrated use of oak. Nice balance. Refreshing.
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1/31/2015 - Sundesertcactus Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent California Chard, that is not buttery popcorn. Nice acidity and minerality, this isn't Chablis, but it is not an over the top Cali Chard. Long finish.
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9/3/2014 - wineismylife wrote: 92 Points
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Tasted non blind.
Light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of creme, vanilla, yellow pear and yellow apple. Flavors of vanilla, lemon and yellow pear. Medium acidity, full bodied. Drink over the next 5 years.
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4/16/2014 - fdub Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very impressive wine. Great depth and power but buttressed by wonderful finesse. The 2011 CA chards are really great stuff.
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4/5/2014 - floydtp wrote: 93 Points
Liquid Farm / Chard Double Blind- Dallas (Classic Wine Storage- Dallas): Wine #8 in a line up of 15 blind chards (preceded by Liquid Farm Golden Slope 2012). Very expressive nose with toffee, tropical fruit and some spice. On the palate it had all of the above plus creme brulee and peaches. Very long length and pleasant finish that shows a hint barrel toast at the very end. Solid wine that could probably use a few more years of age.
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1/13/2014 - matt182 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Great rich notes on the nose of salted butter, tropical fruits, exotic spices and oak. Under control on the palate, just a hair heavy, saline and fresh tarragon and mint touch complete the palate. This can hold for at least 3-5 years.
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12/1/2013 - Tom Warden Likes this wine: 92 Points
Rich but not overly so...not as much minerality as I prefer in Chardonnay but makes up for it with the complexity of tastes.
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6/15/2013 - mflesh wrote: 92 Points
A very pleasant chardonnay. I give this a 92 based solely on the fact that there was a significant nose to this wine that was very pleasant. The wine was pulled from a 56 degree chill and further chilled down for about 30 minutes into the low 50's. Popped and poured. The creme brulee, butterscotch, and mango were very expressive in the glass. Wine poured a darker colored straw yellow. The initial entry was partial malolactic, not full malo, but was definitely full bodied. It had a very distinctive grit despite the velvety entry that I really hope is going to be associated with Coombsville chards as I keep drinking them over the next many years. The entry was all creme brulee and butterscotch, almost having some kind of white chocolate macadamia nut kind of quality in the mid-palate along with the grit that still existed in the middle. The finish is where the wine really started to express minerality which went very nice with the Italian style dish that it was being served with. Some toasted oak on the finish. A very pleasant wine indeed, and can likely stand 4-5 years more.
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