Well. According to my wife, I waited too long, and she might be right. Golden, even approaching orange color with a slight oxidative note on the nose. Initially, the palate only revealed a touch of that oxidative nuttiness, along with mature apple and pear, a bit of oak, brilliant acidity, and a nutty finish. OK, this is passed, there is no doubt about it, and it degraded with every moment open. But there was a flash of brilliance at the outset that made it all worth it. thedrunkencyclist.com
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It was the night that we were celebrating my son’s 16th birthday and he was upstairs on some device or another, adding to the planet’s change in climate. I was downstairs, preparing his favorite meal with my wife and her parents. We had already mowed through two bottles of champagne (we started early-ish) and I was craving some still Chardonnay. I perused my Cellar Tracker and discovered this long-forgotten bottle (I actually have two). No brainer. Pop, pour, and pray it still has life…and it does. And how. Golden in the glass, with a nose that was largely devoid of fruit (hints of lemon curd) and instead dominated by minerality and a burnt match (sulfur, which dissipated quickly). The palate? Oh my. Rich, some butter (but short of buttery), oak notes (but far, far, from oaky), but still fantastic acidity and a finish that lasts far longer than my memory (which is, admittedly, a low bar). Whoa. And a Holy Cow. thedrunkencyclist.com
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Two years after my last "spectacular " note, this wine is still sitting in the spectacular range. Deep mouth, dark white and orange nose, nutty length. Great.
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JP Morgan WineBeserkers Dinner (Bar Agricola, San Francisco): Aromas are sweet, tropical fruit, guava, smells almost sweet; palate is full bodied, ripe guava, some papaya, dry; finish is medium length. Certainly atypical for a chardonnay, but I'm not convinced this is flawed. It's actually quite drinkable and I even think it's interesting. 88-89
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11/18/2019 - jc11 wrote:
Drinking great. Still fresh.
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6/30/2019 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 91 Points
Well. According to my wife, I waited too long, and she might be right. Golden, even approaching orange color with a slight oxidative note on the nose. Initially, the palate only revealed a touch of that oxidative nuttiness, along with mature apple and pear, a bit of oak, brilliant acidity, and a nutty finish. OK, this is passed, there is no doubt about it, and it degraded with every moment open. But there was a flash of brilliance at the outset that made it all worth it. thedrunkencyclist.com
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3/23/2019 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 94 Points
It was the night that we were celebrating my son’s 16th birthday and he was upstairs on some device or another, adding to the planet’s change in climate. I was downstairs, preparing his favorite meal with my wife and her parents. We had already mowed through two bottles of champagne (we started early-ish) and I was craving some still Chardonnay. I perused my Cellar Tracker and discovered this long-forgotten bottle (I actually have two). No brainer. Pop, pour, and pray it still has life…and it does. And how. Golden in the glass, with a nose that was largely devoid of fruit (hints of lemon curd) and instead dominated by minerality and a burnt match (sulfur, which dissipated quickly). The palate? Oh my. Rich, some butter (but short of buttery), oak notes (but far, far, from oaky), but still fantastic acidity and a finish that lasts far longer than my memory (which is, admittedly, a low bar). Whoa. And a Holy Cow. thedrunkencyclist.com
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11/30/2017 - jbaron wrote: 94 Points
Two years after my last "spectacular " note, this wine is still sitting in the spectacular range. Deep mouth, dark white and orange nose, nutty length. Great.
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1/12/2016 - aagrawal wrote: 89 Points
JP Morgan WineBeserkers Dinner (Bar Agricola, San Francisco): Aromas are sweet, tropical fruit, guava, smells almost sweet; palate is full bodied, ripe guava, some papaya, dry; finish is medium length. Certainly atypical for a chardonnay, but I'm not convinced this is flawed. It's actually quite drinkable and I even think it's interesting. 88-89
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