This is a wine that tastes entirely artificial. Light in colour but I couldn't get any varietal pinot aromas, anything that might have existed is completely hidden behind caramel and vanilla. The palate is smooth with little to no tannin and the caramel flavours come through. Then the finish is like a whack of vanilla extract. It's the Yellow Tail of California I'm afraid. I don't know what yield they produce this pinot at but it's a shocker of a wine. There are plenty of positive reviews but this (wine snob though I may sound) is not a serious wine. It's a mass-market 'creation' and for £14 in the UK you can find pinot that is much more true to its origin and variety. This smelt and tasted like a wine that could have some from anywhere.
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Really impressive, light golden colour, rich nose but still fresh and not over-oaked. Balanced and popular around the table even from those not been so partial to Chardonnay. Excellent wine but at £40 a bottle in the UK there is certainly better value from France for comparable quality. A good example is Olivier Leflaive Oncle Vincent Bourgogne at £20! That said, good to see Aussie Chardonnay really can compete favorably and has moved away from excessive use of oak.
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2018 Bread & Butter Pinot Noir
11/28/2020 - HongKongPhooey wrote: 80 Points
This is a wine that tastes entirely artificial. Light in colour but I couldn't get any varietal pinot aromas, anything that might have existed is completely hidden behind caramel and vanilla. The palate is smooth with little to no tannin and the caramel flavours come through. Then the finish is like a whack of vanilla extract. It's the Yellow Tail of California I'm afraid. I don't know what yield they produce this pinot at but it's a shocker of a wine. There are plenty of positive reviews but this (wine snob though I may sound) is not a serious wine. It's a mass-market 'creation' and for £14 in the UK you can find pinot that is much more true to its origin and variety. This smelt and tasted like a wine that could have some from anywhere.
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1998 Château Lafleur
10/29/2019 - HongKongPhooey wrote:
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2012 Pierro Chardonnay Margaret River
12/31/2018 - HongKongPhooey wrote: 94 Points
Really impressive, light golden colour, rich nose but still fresh and not over-oaked. Balanced and popular around the table even from those not been so partial to Chardonnay. Excellent wine but at £40 a bottle in the UK there is certainly better value from France for comparable quality. A good example is Olivier Leflaive Oncle Vincent Bourgogne at £20! That said, good to see Aussie Chardonnay really can compete favorably and has moved away from excessive use of oak.
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