2008 Ceritas Chardonnay Porter-Bass Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  6/19/2021 - DougLee wrote: 92 Points

  Light gold color. Nose of cool acacia, oyster shell, flint, white stone. Layers of creamy apple core, grapefruit, white pear, and dry chalky stone on the elegant palate. Vibrant acidity and mineral spine. Long finish of echoing white fruit, rinsed stone, austere citrus, and tensile structure. Most excellent.

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  5/7/2020 - xwine wrote:

  Third of three bottles purchased on release, and every bottle has been fantastic. Probably my favorite vintage of the Ceritas P-B. This was gorgeously layered, complex, vibrant, some jasmine, minerals, good acidity. So sorry I don't have more. From Zalto Universal stems; opened and started on it within a half-hour or so.

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  11/3/2016 - xwine wrote:

  Simply stunning. A citrus infused, pure and focused, perfectly balanced chardonnay. As good as the first bottle was over five years ago, this may be even better as it is so complex and beguiling. I would think this still has many years to develop even more.

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  10/28/2016 - alanr wrote: 94 Points

  Beautiful sea spray and mineral nose, medium rich, excellent intensity, perfect acidity and overall balance, hints of saline and mineral on the long finish. Drinking beautifully, though still very young. One of the best Cali Chards I've had.

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  11/22/2015 - DougLee wrote: 93 Points

  Pale gold color. Nose of hyacinth, grapefruit, granny apple, pineapple, schist. On the palate, delicous layers of peach, apricot, green apple, lychee, and pear hovering above a bedrock of iron filings and flint. Freshening acidity and tensile structure leading to a long finish of tart tropical fruit, white stone, and mineral grip. Stunning wine, uniquely Californian and built to last.

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