2009 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (49) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  5/28/2020 - SiciliaVegaUnica Likes this wine: 87 Points

  I’m rating this more from the distinct notes I’m getting, than overall flavor. I completely forgot I had this wine, which is why I’m drinking it well past its prime. I’m getting strong lime zest, which I’m thinking might have been more citrusy before; fermented honeydew, hint of pineapple or passion fruit? Very smooth and balanced. The aroma is of a wet ground with fresh rain. Medium bodied. I really wish I had drunk it sooner. It must have tasted amazing.

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  6/18/2019 - markcic Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Four and a half years since my last bottle and it is still drinking beautifully at 10 years old. Crisp flavors of citrus and pineapple. A nice finish. Served with oven roasted salmon.

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  7/12/2015 - fitchbuck Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Well then. This was one of the best bottles of white I've ever had. Lean nose, almost non-existent ... otherwise perfectly composed, with no acidic bite or other detrimental finish. I don't see how this could be in any better a spot throughout its life, so drink 'em now at their peak.

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  6/21/2015 - juffer Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Has definitely declined and become softer and more rounded without acquiring any additional complexity. Was it its best when it was young and primal. At age three it was definitely a 90+ wine. Wish I had consumed more of them back then.

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  1/25/2015 - markcic wrote: 89 Points

  Not a typical California SB. A touch of guava, a touch of pineapple, a little citrus, some floral overtones make this an interesting wine. I served it with Seared Shrimp cooked in garlic, chili paste and wine and it held up admirably.

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