2020 Bowers Harbor Chardonnay Unwooded

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 89 points

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  9/22/2023 - pmarlo Likes this wine: 89 Points

  I had no expectations for this MI chard. It is good. Feels true to the grape and more like a California chard. Crisp which tells me consume sooner than later but a few years bottle age helps. Tart, and initially sharp grapefruit acidity but with about an hour air, has leveled off. One of the better chards from Michigan I have tasted because it's true to the chardonnay grape.
  I finished the fridge stored wine about three weeks after opening, and my impression is this is a decent Michigan chardonnay. Surprised it held up for so long. Producer chose to ferment in stainless rather than wood and this made it a better wine. A good entry level wine that feels more like mid level. Would buy again. Should drink within five years of vintage. Solid 89 points.

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  2/23/2022 - Madison_VandenBerg Likes this wine:

  Cutie orange rind smell
  
  Citrus blossom, easy drinking “drew” wine
  
  Some RS but hidden by acid

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