2017 Big Basin Vineyards Chardonnay Howard Family Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  5/11/2024 - _Al_Gore_Rhythm_ wrote: 87 Points

  Pale gold in color with nearly no nose to speak of. High acidity on the palate and a tart kick. Medium-bodied. Not overly complex with flavors of green apple, lemon zest, tangerine, and a very light cinnamon note. A little lacking in length.
  
  An okay chardonnay, but not a knockout. Couldn't imagine paying over $30 for this...

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  2/22/2024 - willschenk Does not like this wine:

  Almost no nose, and the prominent diacetyl-heavy malo profile distracts from what tastes like some very good fruit. Bummer. Maybe flawed, maybe just not great, but the underlying fruit is really nice with high acidity and some structure.

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  2/12/2024 - huet1010 Does not like this wine:

  Bought a couple from First Bottle. Pale gold color. Fennel and orange on nose. Rather sour in taste and somewhat yeasty in the finish. Not a fan.

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  2/21/2023 - DBdeParis Likes this wine:

  Great pairing with Dungeness crab. Richness of fruit is now coming through, acidity in background provides excellent balance. Would say this is in a great ~5 year drinking window.

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  10/10/2020 - brigcampbell wrote:

  Nice balance of fruit and acid. Oak note mid palate.

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