2008 Patz & Hall Chardonnay Sonoma Coast

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 88.7 points

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  6/12/2014 - AlphaL wrote: flawed

  This is the second bottle of Patz & Hall that has been corked. The cork was good but it had that old gym bag smell and It tasted worse than it smelled. I usually open the bottles before I go to the restaurant to make sure they are good. I did not do so this time and the restaurant nearly charged me an additional corkage fee for opening this bottle that was bad even though I had them open another bottle in it's place. The bottles came from two different stores. It will be a long time before I try one again, but I will.

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  1/13/2013 - Rasiulis wrote: 85 Points

  Deep gold in colour with a medium intense nose.
  
  Positives: Medium+ toasted oak, toasted marshmallows, lemon, green apple, cinnamon, cloves and limestone. Medium+ body with good acidity, a fairly long length & the alcohol is well integrated.
  
  Negatives: A touch too sour on the finish.
  
  Drink now on its own but will pair better with crab Alfredo.
  
  Tasted: 13 Jan 13
  
  Score: 8.5/10, Value: 8/10, Total: 16.5/20
  
  Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 3.5

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  10/9/2012 - dssmith wrote: 80 Points

  It has been about a year since I last drank this wine. The component balance in this bottle is leaning more toward oak with less fruit, a change from my last bottle. The wine at present tastes more like a typical American reasonably heavy oaked Chardonnay. If you like that style the wine is fine, but since we prefer a more fruity, citrusy style, the wine is becoming less interesting.

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  7/2/2012 - dstraub wrote: 90 Points

  Heavily oaked, but pretty good if you like that style.

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  3/26/2012 - dstraub wrote: 91 Points

  Well balanced, nice chardonnay.

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