(13.3%) Balanced by California Chardonnay standards as while it shows oak throughout it is yet full and packed with fruit on the palate. This lasts for some time before a dominant green apple component emerges leading to soft acidity and present minerality on an otherwise barrel driven finish. Nice framing and structure here. That said the oak plays a bit too much of a role here to be in alignment with my palate. That said at $13 this is one is well-made and a steal if it fits your profile...
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Nice bottle, though may be working it's way past it's prime. Definitely liked that it wasn't a big creamy butter ball. Nice minerality, a little funk, good green fruit.
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Nice bottle of chardonnay. Crisp apple which is very telling since I always get a great touch of apple in all Iron Horse Chardonnays. Nice smooth finish. Also used part of the bottle to cook some cornish hens and garlic. The pairing worked very well.
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Citrus and flinty on the nose. Green apple and lemon on the palate. Clean taste, not too sweet, although slightly too much alcohol. Not an oaky/creamy chard.
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3/4/2013 - Jason Rzutkiewicz wrote: 86 Points
(13.3%) Balanced by California Chardonnay standards as while it shows oak throughout it is yet full and packed with fruit on the palate. This lasts for some time before a dominant green apple component emerges leading to soft acidity and present minerality on an otherwise barrel driven finish. Nice framing and structure here. That said the oak plays a bit too much of a role here to be in alignment with my palate. That said at $13 this is one is well-made and a steal if it fits your profile...
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6/28/2012 - JoshUW wrote: 88 Points
Nice bottle, though may be working it's way past it's prime. Definitely liked that it wasn't a big creamy butter ball. Nice minerality, a little funk, good green fruit.
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12/28/2010 - lsnider wrote: 90 Points
Nice bottle of chardonnay. Crisp apple which is very telling since I always get a great touch of apple in all Iron Horse Chardonnays. Nice smooth finish. Also used part of the bottle to cook some cornish hens and garlic. The pairing worked very well.
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10/3/2010 - tpf wrote:
Citrus and flinty on the nose. Green apple and lemon on the palate. Clean taste, not too sweet, although slightly too much alcohol. Not an oaky/creamy chard.
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9/30/2010 - kevbert wrote: 75 Points
Thin - so underwhelming.
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