A fine little everyday chardonnay. Except for the fact that I don’t drink that much chardonnay. I did like the fact that this wine has sufficient acidity to hop a notch above the typical buttery mess.
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Classic CSM Chardonnay, with ripe aromas and palate of tropical fruit, vanilla and light smoke, but without the weighty, creamy butter of a meal-killer. Very Maconnaise in style, but with a bit less minerality, and a great QPR as always.
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On the nose the initial hit is smokey charred wood, sweet peach, apple & vanilla ~ The palate is medium + bodied with moderate acidity & flavours of pear, lemon, bruised apple, caramel & a smokey note ~ This wine did open up & soften a bit with some time out of the bottle
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One of the best purchaes from Trader Joe's Really a nice finish and apple and citrus is really seen 2009 is so far the one I will go back to get and great for the price Had with Salmon with a lemon sauce Broiled
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I thought this was a bit better than some of the reviews - Gold, full bodied with a nose of peach, apple, caramel, butter and vanilla, nicely structured, balanced, interesting, sweet, smooth on the palate with very nice length (88 Points).
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Decent gold in the glass, both the nose and palate are nondescript. The nose is round, almost yeasty, apple. The palate has apple and a bit of yellow plums, along with some nuttiness from the oak, and a bit of creaminess from the sur lie aging. It isn't really very complex, and the wine has no real punch to it. The finish is medium-short. There's nothing really wrong with the wine, meaning there are no off flavors or flaws, and it doesn't taste fake. It just seems to be an honest commodity wine. If you have no wine on hand and happen to have $10-$12 on you at the grocery store, you could do worse.
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Quite a nice everyday Chardonnay, particularly for the price. Served with grilled, fresh Halibut. Light lemon color, lovely fruit, light oak, acidity in the initial flavors. Reasonable length. This is not a fruit bomb; rather, a well balanced wine for drinking and food. I don't know how much oak is on this, I think there is some in the nose but relatively moderate or light oak in the flavors.
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A party wine gift that did not get opened. Drank solo a few nights later. Did not expect much but this was surprisingly good. I'm not a frequent Chardonnay drinker but this seemed better than the few $15+ ones I've tried. A bit oaky for my tastes, but good to be found QPR here.
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Typical New World chardonnay with notes of pear, yellow apple, lemon oil, touch of butter and oak. Crisp, refreshing -- thanks perhaps to the cooler climate? At less than US$6 per bottle, I couldn't ask for a nicer bottle of wine.
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Must have gotten a bad bottle -- had a grassy, almost green, taste, with a cloying creaminess in the mouth (not buttery, just slimey). Probably will give away other bottle or take to a party.
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Pours clean and light straw yellow. Subtle Chardonnay grape in the nose, mellow oak with great overtones of lime and mint. Refined. Tastes soft, medium bodied. Very mellow, nice structure with pleasant acids and light bitterness in the finish.
Bottom line... Not sure how much we paid for the bottle, but this wine is quality. Consistent with my expectations for a Chateau St. Michelle Chardonnay. Worth $10-12 US for 750 ml.
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holy butterball, batman. If I were cooking with this wine, I'm not sure if I'd use it when the recipe calls for wine or when it calls for butter. Did they drop a stick of butter in each barrel?
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Typical American chardonnay notes of pear, lemon oil, butter, smoky oak. I've had worse chardonnay at ten times the price. Interestingly, this wine was best on the first day, slightly bitter on the second day, and nice again on the third day, under vacuum stopper.
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8/28/2013 - ClaraS Likes this wine: 90 Points
I have to remember this vintage, great!
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8/26/2012 - Wvlaz wrote: 74 Points
Too strong for Chardonnay
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8/15/2012 - Bwoodsmn wrote: 82 Points
Lots of pear and citrus on the nose. Refreshing choice while relaxing before dinner
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7/22/2012 - chuckreece wrote: 85 Points
A fine little everyday chardonnay. Except for the fact that I don’t drink that much chardonnay. I did like the fact that this wine has sufficient acidity to hop a notch above the typical buttery mess.
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7/1/2012 - Snoman wrote: 88 Points
Classic CSM Chardonnay, with ripe aromas and palate of tropical fruit, vanilla and light smoke, but without the weighty, creamy butter of a meal-killer. Very Maconnaise in style, but with a bit less minerality, and a great QPR as always.
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4/16/2012 - Yankee wrote: 86 Points
On the nose the initial hit is smokey charred wood, sweet peach, apple & vanilla ~ The palate is medium + bodied with moderate acidity & flavours of pear, lemon, bruised apple, caramel & a smokey note ~ This wine did open up & soften a bit with some time out of the bottle
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3/7/2012 - allensounhein wrote: 87 Points
One of the best purchaes from Trader Joe's
Really a nice finish and apple and citrus is really seen
2009 is so far the one I will go back to get and great for the price
Had with Salmon with a lemon sauce Broiled
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1/22/2012 - dnorris100 wrote: 85 Points
No notes. Nice Chardonnay.
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1/13/2012 - cheetadad wrote: 85 Points
- Light gold color with medium forming legs.
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1/9/2012 - Arkiefoodie wrote: 82 Points
Good everyday house wine.
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11/24/2011 - BostonHoosier wrote: 84 Points
Our Thanksgiving wine
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11/3/2011 - irishcrazy2005 wrote: 78 Points
Very oaky with notes of apple and pear. Probably a bit over oaked, but a drinkable Chardonnay with a meal.
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11/3/2011 - Tarrant wrote: 89 Points
I thought this was a bit better than some of the reviews - Gold, full bodied with a nose of peach, apple, caramel, butter and vanilla, nicely structured, balanced, interesting, sweet, smooth on the palate with very nice length (88 Points).
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10/13/2011 - Phredd wrote: 85 Points
Decent gold in the glass, both the nose and palate are nondescript. The nose is round, almost yeasty, apple. The palate has apple and a bit of yellow plums, along with some nuttiness from the oak, and a bit of creaminess from the sur lie aging. It isn't really very complex, and the wine has no real punch to it. The finish is medium-short. There's nothing really wrong with the wine, meaning there are no off flavors or flaws, and it doesn't taste fake. It just seems to be an honest commodity wine. If you have no wine on hand and happen to have $10-$12 on you at the grocery store, you could do worse.
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10/10/2011 - Ken332 wrote: 87 Points
Quite a nice everyday Chardonnay, particularly for the price. Served with grilled, fresh Halibut. Light lemon color, lovely fruit, light oak, acidity in the initial flavors. Reasonable length. This is not a fruit bomb; rather, a well balanced wine for drinking and food. I don't know how much oak is on this, I think there is some in the nose but relatively moderate or light oak in the flavors.
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9/12/2011 - MadWoodworker wrote: 86 Points
Very nice wine for the summer evenings.
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9/11/2011 - Larry333 wrote: 85 Points
Had with cream-base farfalle with grilled shrimp and hot sausage.
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9/5/2011 - ewisor wrote: 85 Points
A party wine gift that did not get opened. Drank solo a few nights later. Did not expect much but this was surprisingly good. I'm not a frequent Chardonnay drinker but this seemed better than the few $15+ ones I've tried. A bit oaky for my tastes, but good to be found QPR here.
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8/30/2011 - Cuellar's Cellar wrote:
- Light gold color - Have no idea how it taste
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8/1/2011 - Zorico wrote: 83 Points
Apple, pear, refreshing
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7/10/2011 - Javachip wrote: 89 Points
Typical New World chardonnay with notes of pear, yellow apple, lemon oil, touch of butter and oak. Crisp, refreshing -- thanks perhaps to the cooler climate? At less than US$6 per bottle, I couldn't ask for a nicer bottle of wine.
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7/9/2011 - maybe4less wrote:
Too much oak.
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5/28/2011 - Winegirl1959 wrote: 88 Points
Nice
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5/1/2011 - toesonoz wrote: 91 Points
Great, butter
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3/20/2011 - StarM wrote: 75 Points
Must have gotten a bad bottle -- had a grassy, almost green, taste, with a cloying creaminess in the mouth (not buttery, just slimey). Probably will give away other bottle or take to a party.
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3/16/2011 - Hillbm wrote: 80 Points
Pours clean and light straw yellow. Subtle Chardonnay grape in the nose, mellow oak with great overtones of lime and mint. Refined. Tastes soft, medium bodied. Very mellow, nice structure with pleasant acids and light bitterness in the finish.
Bottom line...
Not sure how much we paid for the bottle, but this wine is quality. Consistent with my expectations for a Chateau St. Michelle Chardonnay. Worth $10-12 US for 750 ml.
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3/12/2011 - Pour Boy wrote: 87 Points
Decent Chard for everyday drinking.
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3/5/2011 - grayfont wrote:
holy butterball, batman. If I were cooking with this wine, I'm not sure if I'd use it when the recipe calls for wine or when it calls for butter. Did they drop a stick of butter in each barrel?
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2/27/2011 - AndersonWoodinvilleWines Likes this wine: 84 Points
Nice wine. Not overly oaky, but with some herbal notes. Not the big 'California Oak Bomb', which I appreciate.
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2/18/2011 - Javachip wrote: 87 Points
Typical American chardonnay notes of pear, lemon oil, butter, smoky oak. I've had worse chardonnay at ten times the price. Interestingly, this wine was best on the first day, slightly bitter on the second day, and nice again on the third day, under vacuum stopper.
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1/12/2011 - carlsport wrote: 87 Points
Wife - Typical Chateau Ste Michelle - great QPR.
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11/21/2010 - MeMyself&I wrote: 86 Points
Of the WA state 2009's sampled so far this is the lightest oaked of the bunch.
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8/26/2010 - MeMyself&I wrote: 87 Points
This 2009 has just been released. Very nice. In fact, this may be their most appealing chardonnay yet for so early in the maturity of this bottling.
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6/23/2010 - Sourdough wrote: 89 Points
Solid chard. A bit oaky.
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