I was gifted this wine by Jason B about 6 months ago. He said it's damn good wine and I'd like it. I trusted his palate and I was grateful for the gift, I did zero research on it after receiving the bottle.
I finally got around to opening it this past weekend with some friends. Suffice to say I was blown away. I can't remember the last time I had a chardonnay from Oregon but this wine is the real damn deal. It's zipping with acidity and energy, chock full of clean orchard fruit with real balance but with good weight on it. Some lip smacking salinity on the back end as well. It throws off very strong puligny references to me. I don't see a reason to sit on it as it's tasting really good right now.
As I'm writing this note and checking where to buy more, I noticed that the wine was $25 from the winery. There doesn't seem to be anymore on their website, but that looks like the best damn deal in Chardonnay I've had in a long long time. It beats any Bourgogne or Macon in the sub $50 price range by a good mile.
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Exceptional. Perfect balance with light, fine oak and moderate finish. More complexity that I would expect at this level. Delicious at this point but will certainly hold for the next couple years; but no reason to wait! Remarkable quality for the price. Has improved in bottle vs. a year ago. I may be conservative on the score.
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Friends and I had this at RN74 on 11/5/16. It had a clean, fragrant bouquet of pear, citrus, toast and light spice aromas. The palate was clean and beautifully balanced with flavors of pear, toast, lime, mineral and spice.
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As noted by others, Burgundian in its style, but with just enough fruit to let you know that it's from the Willamette, a fantastic region in its own right.
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Lemons fill the nose, backed by a touch of apples and just a ghost of something suggesting richness. The lemons show themselves on the palate, but a touch of oak moderates and mellows the intensity of the lemon flavors. Crisp young apples show up later, bringing a little more round texture to keep things in balance. This reminds me of what I like to experience with a nice Macon.
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1/2/2018 - clayfu wrote:
I was gifted this wine by Jason B about 6 months ago. He said it's damn good wine and I'd like it. I trusted his palate and I was grateful for the gift, I did zero research on it after receiving the bottle.
I finally got around to opening it this past weekend with some friends. Suffice to say I was blown away. I can't remember the last time I had a chardonnay from Oregon but this wine is the real damn deal. It's zipping with acidity and energy, chock full of clean orchard fruit with real balance but with good weight on it. Some lip smacking salinity on the back end as well. It throws off very strong puligny references to me. I don't see a reason to sit on it as it's tasting really good right now.
As I'm writing this note and checking where to buy more, I noticed that the wine was $25 from the winery. There doesn't seem to be anymore on their website, but that looks like the best damn deal in Chardonnay I've had in a long long time. It beats any Bourgogne or Macon in the sub $50 price range by a good mile.
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8/16/2017 - aChave Likes this wine: 91 Points
Exceptional. Perfect balance with light, fine oak and moderate finish. More complexity that I would expect at this level. Delicious at this point but will certainly hold for the next couple years; but no reason to wait! Remarkable quality for the price. Has improved in bottle vs. a year ago. I may be conservative on the score.
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11/5/2016 - garambler Likes this wine: 91 Points
Friends and I had this at RN74 on 11/5/16. It had a clean, fragrant bouquet of pear, citrus, toast and light spice aromas. The palate was clean and beautifully balanced with flavors of pear, toast, lime, mineral and spice.
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4/16/2016 - dougie Likes this wine: 89 Points
Clean and nice food white. At The Pink Door in Seattle the night before Paul McCartney.
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3/3/2016 - aChave wrote: 90 Points
Nice clean, well -balanced wine with light citrus and white flowershow in the mix. Uncomplicated but classy. Perfect weight.
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2/21/2016 - Wineocracy wrote: 92 Points
As noted by others, Burgundian in its style, but with just enough fruit to let you know that it's from the Willamette, a fantastic region in its own right.
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1/17/2016 - its_corked Likes this wine: 97 Points
This might be america's best chardonnay. Will fool you in a blind tasting as being burgundian.. just gorgeous.
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1/11/2016 - jkwatson Likes this wine: 90 Points
Needed a day to open up and be awesome.
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1/2/2016 - Gary Likes this wine: 90 Points
Delicious
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11/16/2015 - Sellar Rat Likes this wine:
Like a good Macon. Great balance, a slight background buzz of wood.
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11/15/2015 - subtlet Likes this wine:
Lemons fill the nose, backed by a touch of apples and just a ghost of something suggesting richness. The lemons show themselves on the palate, but a touch of oak moderates and mellows the intensity of the lemon flavors. Crisp young apples show up later, bringing a little more round texture to keep things in balance. This reminds me of what I like to experience with a nice Macon.
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8/30/2015 - Sellar Rat Likes this wine: 89 Points
Thought it was a single vineyard when I tasted it at the winery. Serious chardonnay.
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