Giant Wine Sale & Tasting 2/4/2012 (Cellar on Greene, Columbia, SC): Another solid effort from one of my favorite wineries to visit. By no means a blockbuster, this one is on the subtle side. Most of the good stuff we expect from Napa Chardonnay is here. And, there is even a uniqueness in how the nectarine, tangerine, and melon flavors seem to able to exhibit themselves individually, while still maintain harmony. Nice golden color. The nose has some oak, basically controlled and civilized. There is also a nice floral expression along with citrus, pineapple and mango. On the entry, the fruit is subtle but complete and relatively complex with the sweeter fruits like mango and pineapple mingling well with fig, citrus, and a touch of ripe apple. Smooth and easy drinking, there are a minimum of those hard to describe non fruit flavors. Enough oak, and for that matter, acid, to round, balance, and keep things fresh. Could age a little. The finish is a little short.
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Nice to have the screwtop on this easy, everyday California Chardonnay. Short to medium-short finish. Straw colored with hints of hay in the color. Not much oak on this chard -- perhaps a bit of a summer afternoon of honeysuckle in the taste. Okay for the everyday California chardonnay.
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2/24/2012 - Caligrrl wrote: 89 Points
Nice chard. Paired well with crab cakes and arancini, a hint of oak, well balanced, would buy again
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2/4/2012 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 88 Points
Giant Wine Sale & Tasting 2/4/2012 (Cellar on Greene, Columbia, SC): Another solid effort from one of my favorite wineries to visit. By no means a blockbuster, this one is on the subtle side. Most of the good stuff we expect from Napa Chardonnay is here. And, there is even a uniqueness in how the nectarine, tangerine, and melon flavors seem to able to exhibit themselves individually, while still maintain harmony. Nice golden color. The nose has some oak, basically controlled and civilized. There is also a nice floral expression along with citrus, pineapple and mango. On the entry, the fruit is subtle but complete and relatively complex with the sweeter fruits like mango and pineapple mingling well with fig, citrus, and a touch of ripe apple. Smooth and easy drinking, there are a minimum of those hard to describe non fruit flavors. Enough oak, and for that matter, acid, to round, balance, and keep things fresh. Could age a little. The finish is a little short.
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12/3/2011 - Madkat wrote: 85 Points
Nice everyday Chardonnay with nice crisp citrus flavors, well rounded not too oaky.
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11/13/2011 - Boardwalk Likes this wine: 85 Points
Nice to have the screwtop on this easy, everyday California Chardonnay. Short to medium-short finish. Straw colored with hints of hay in the color. Not much oak on this chard -- perhaps a bit of a summer afternoon of honeysuckle in the taste. Okay for the everyday California chardonnay.
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7/9/2011 - Justin B wrote: 88 Points
Solid cali chardonnay. Nothing out of this world, but a fair price for a nice wine.
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