The wine is clear and bright with a medium lemon colour. The nose is clean and developing, showing pronounced intensity aromas of tropical fruit (overripe banana, ripe pineapple), MLF (cream) and oak (vanilla, toast). The wine is off-dry in the mouth with a medium acidity. It has a medium(+) alcohol and a full body. It has pronounced intensity flavours of tropical fruit (overripe banana, ripe pineapple), MLF (cream) and oak (vanilla, toast). The finish is medium(+).
It is a good quality wine. It has a pronounced concentration of flavours and the finish is persistent enough. However it lacks some acidity to balance the sweetness and the fruit concentration, and a better example of this style should be more complex.
Drink now, not intended for ageing. The fruit will fade and the wine will become sour, it lacks enough acidic structure to be kept for more than 1 or 2 years.
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Ljust gyllene, vacker färg som säkerligen fått Knut-Christian under tiden som TV-kändis uttrycka något i riktningen: ”extravagant vulgaritet med renrasigt ädel och blåblodig kärna av Kejsar Chardonnay. Inramningen omsveper oss som av en känslosam diktning från självaste Ned Kelly. Är inte hinken på plats, så nyp mig!" Typ. Winet omges av en distinkt karaktär av TuttiFrutti (tablettask) för både snortning och sväljning. Syrorna är på plats, allt är balanserat, viss restsötma, gifter sig med Hiii-Haaa chips (smak av chilli, vitlök och kycklinghud. Japaner producerar särpräglade combos för oss västerlänningar, och denna är utan tvekan bäst!) på ett sätt som leder till livslång lycka. Inte ett vin att lagra, men gott att köpa - dricka. Montrachet från Yellow Tail. Långt från den sämsta Montrachet som producerats, men garanterat den mest PRISVÄRDA.
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I typically avoid critter wines. Was given this one by family, so felt bound to give it a try. Happen to enjoy this one enough to overlook the critter on the label. Everything I'd want in an every day chardonnay.
Pretty hard to transition from excellent Marlborough Sauv. Blanc to a lower end chardonnay. Particularly when one harbours a not-so-secret disdain for Chardonnay in general. So, when I say that it was better than expected, that should actually count for something. Aromas of peach and melon with a fuller mouthfeel than I look for in a white. Finishes a bit strangely- somewhat chemically- an off taste. Perhaps it is just a richness that I am not used to. Yellow tail calls the finish "creamy" - not the first descriptor that jumps to mind. The sort of quality one would expect from a wine made from concentrate rather than real grapes. According to several web sources, the "reserve" and "tree-free" are supposed to be markedly better. Could be a good intoduction to this grape.
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3/21/2018 - Wink_wines wrote: 81 Points
Butter notes with a fruity finish. Gold in color
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3/21/2015 - Hazevedo wrote: 80 Points
- Yellow gold color - Bad. Can not be compares with *little penguin* . So much wood
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11/21/2014 - Man in Black wrote:
The wine is clear and bright with a medium lemon colour. The nose is clean and developing, showing pronounced intensity aromas of tropical fruit (overripe banana, ripe pineapple), MLF (cream) and oak (vanilla, toast). The wine is off-dry in the mouth with a medium acidity. It has a medium(+) alcohol and a full body. It has pronounced intensity flavours of tropical fruit (overripe banana, ripe pineapple), MLF (cream) and oak (vanilla, toast). The finish is medium(+).
It is a good quality wine. It has a pronounced concentration of flavours and the finish is persistent enough. However it lacks some acidity to balance the sweetness and the fruit concentration, and a better example of this style should be more complex.
Drink now, not intended for ageing. The fruit will fade and the wine will become sour, it lacks enough acidic structure to be kept for more than 1 or 2 years.
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2/7/2014 - StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 83 Points
Ljust gyllene, vacker färg som säkerligen fått Knut-Christian under tiden som TV-kändis uttrycka något i riktningen: ”extravagant vulgaritet med renrasigt ädel och blåblodig kärna av Kejsar Chardonnay. Inramningen omsveper oss som av en känslosam diktning från självaste Ned Kelly. Är inte hinken på plats, så nyp mig!"
Typ.
Winet omges av en distinkt karaktär av TuttiFrutti (tablettask) för både snortning och sväljning. Syrorna är på plats, allt är balanserat, viss restsötma, gifter sig med Hiii-Haaa chips (smak av chilli, vitlök och kycklinghud. Japaner producerar särpräglade combos för oss västerlänningar, och denna är utan tvekan bäst!) på ett sätt som leder till livslång lycka.
Inte ett vin att lagra, men gott att köpa - dricka.
Montrachet från Yellow Tail. Långt från den sämsta Montrachet som producerats, men garanterat den mest PRISVÄRDA.
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1/28/2014 - pdoug68 Likes this wine: 86 Points
I typically avoid critter wines. Was given this one by family, so felt bound to give it a try. Happen to enjoy this one enough to overlook the critter on the label. Everything I'd want in an every day chardonnay.
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12/25/2013 - Zumboto wrote: 86 Points
Enjoyable even if not excellent. Would purchase again for any day drinking.
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8/3/2013 - Necowine wrote: 82 Points
oaky and sweet with some citrus. decent weight. acceptable supermarket chard.
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6/5/2013 - Brydain wrote: 78 Points
Mediocre
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5/8/2013 - SilverCabin wrote: 79 Points
A little to citrusy for me.
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1/24/2013 - catmccon wrote: 80 Points
Pretty hard to transition from excellent Marlborough Sauv. Blanc to a lower end chardonnay. Particularly when one harbours a not-so-secret disdain for Chardonnay in general. So, when I say that it was better than expected, that should actually count for something. Aromas of peach and melon with a fuller mouthfeel than I look for in a white. Finishes a bit strangely- somewhat chemically- an off taste. Perhaps it is just a richness that I am not used to. Yellow tail calls the finish "creamy" - not the first descriptor that jumps to mind. The sort of quality one would expect from a wine made from concentrate rather than real grapes. According to several web sources, the "reserve" and "tree-free" are supposed to be markedly better. Could be a good intoduction to this grape.
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