My folks had a little birthday dinner for me at their house so naturally I wanted to bring a birth-year wine to share. My Mom mostly drinks whites so I grabbed this 1980 Heitz Chardonnay with somewhat low expectations. Wow. This wine was absolutely amazing! The cork was pristine and came out easily with my Durand (they always do), and poured a beautiful golden yellow color. You could tell we were in for a treat just by the nose which was full of apples and really leapt from the glass. In the mouth the wine was absolutely stunning. Apples and citrus with a distinct streak of minerality on the mid palate and a very long finish. It was so incredibly fresh and bright with zero mustiness or any of that 'cidery' note that can often times plague older/tired whites. Just a real treat to enjoy a delicious 38 year old bottle of Napa chardonnay with my fam on my birthday. Life is good!!
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12/19/2018 - RichEB1 Likes this wine: 95 Points
My folks had a little birthday dinner for me at their house so naturally I wanted to bring a birth-year wine to share. My Mom mostly drinks whites so I grabbed this 1980 Heitz Chardonnay with somewhat low expectations. Wow. This wine was absolutely amazing! The cork was pristine and came out easily with my Durand (they always do), and poured a beautiful golden yellow color. You could tell we were in for a treat just by the nose which was full of apples and really leapt from the glass. In the mouth the wine was absolutely stunning. Apples and citrus with a distinct streak of minerality on the mid palate and a very long finish. It was so incredibly fresh and bright with zero mustiness or any of that 'cidery' note that can often times plague older/tired whites. Just a real treat to enjoy a delicious 38 year old bottle of Napa chardonnay with my fam on my birthday. Life is good!!
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