Yellow straw color, not remotely oxidized. Nose has a dose of fresh oak that gives a lemon creme aspect plus some floral accent. Palate is really interesting; saturating, creamy, and deeply spicy almost like a raw ginger prickle in the throat. A real treat to taste such an idiosyncratic mature Cali wine. Love it.
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Opened this 25 year old California Chardonnay in the concrete ambiance of Subterraneum Wine Storage in West Oakland - to the amazement of a handful of wine lovers unfamiliar with Kalin Cellars. Delightful wine with many layers of depth and flavors that clearly speak to its wonderful maturity but without being old or tired. Rather, it was very lively. Substance but no excess weight. Last of my 6 bottles of this wine. Expect it will drink well for a few more years but don't think it will benefit from more age.
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6/11/2017 - andtheodor wrote: 92 Points
Yellow straw color, not remotely oxidized. Nose has a dose of fresh oak that gives a lemon creme aspect plus some floral accent. Palate is really interesting; saturating, creamy, and deeply spicy almost like a raw ginger prickle in the throat. A real treat to taste such an idiosyncratic mature Cali wine. Love it.
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2/12/2013 - simonsonmeister wrote: 92 Points
Opened this 25 year old California Chardonnay in the concrete ambiance of Subterraneum Wine Storage in West Oakland - to the amazement of a handful of wine lovers unfamiliar with Kalin Cellars. Delightful wine with many layers of depth and flavors that clearly speak to its wonderful maturity but without being old or tired. Rather, it was very lively. Substance but no excess weight.
Last of my 6 bottles of this wine. Expect it will drink well for a few more years but don't think it will benefit from more age.
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2/9/2013 - Rollerball wrote: 90 Points
Electric funk. Mouthwatering lemon pear aged cheese. Ginger.
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