Showing its age and that it can age longer. Beautiful Cali style Chardonnay, with gentle layers of oak and vanilla, but good body and crispness to give a long complex finish.
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Time has been really good to this wine. It does not show its age as many Chardonnays do at 5 years. A slightly deeper yellow hue. It starts with lemon, pear, orange blossom, apple and a hint of oak. Layers of flavor leap on the palate. It starts with apple, pear and lemon and them shows a minerality ending with vanilla and cedar. Not overly oaked. Medium to full bodied wine with a long finish.
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Drinking very well now, not showing age; PnP with appetizers. Deep gold color and bright. Nose is lemon meringue, pear and then mineral/wet stone. Good mouth feel - strong body and more creamy than oily. Palette is more mineral than fruit with subtle oak (would never describe this as oaky at all, however). I'm out of the 2009 but won't worry about letting my 2011s age.
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5/10/2020 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 95 Points
Showing its age and that it can age longer. Beautiful Cali style Chardonnay, with gentle layers of oak and vanilla, but good body and crispness to give a long complex finish.
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9/28/2014 - gharter Likes this wine: 94 Points
Time has been really good to this wine. It does not show its age as many Chardonnays do at 5 years. A slightly deeper yellow hue. It starts with lemon, pear, orange blossom, apple and a hint of oak. Layers of flavor leap on the palate. It starts with apple, pear and lemon and them shows a minerality ending with vanilla and cedar. Not overly oaked. Medium to full bodied wine with a long finish.
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3/22/2014 - WinthropT96 wrote: 95 Points
Drinking very well now, not showing age; PnP with appetizers. Deep gold color and bright. Nose is lemon meringue, pear and then mineral/wet stone. Good mouth feel - strong body and more creamy than oily. Palette is more mineral than fruit with subtle oak (would never describe this as oaky at all, however). I'm out of the 2009 but won't worry about letting my 2011s age.
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9/14/2013 - S Lee wrote:
Has a certain verve which is just great and sets it apart from most other Cali chards. Good stuff
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6/13/2013 - kstoddard wrote: flawed
Blind NIght (Jeff): Corked
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