A big wine with lots of structure and oak but scant fruit and hardly detectable Chardonnay aromatics, even of the flinty Chablis variety. A papery aftertaste detracts and may indicate un-neutralized filtration media or high sulfur dioxide levels. The wine tastes oxygen starved and overprotected with SO2. Saving another bottle to see if development will occur with time as the wine clearly started out with good juice. Tasted less chemical on day 3.
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4/17/2014 - wilypod wrote: flawed
Second of two bottles. Both have been corked and undrinkable. Mauritson has generously replaced them with 2012 Chardonnays.
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8/1/2012 - wilypod Does not like this wine: 79 Points
A big wine with lots of structure and oak but scant fruit and hardly detectable Chardonnay aromatics, even of the flinty Chablis variety. A papery aftertaste detracts and may indicate un-neutralized filtration media or high sulfur dioxide levels. The wine tastes oxygen starved and overprotected with SO2. Saving another bottle to see if development will occur with time as the wine clearly started out with good juice. Tasted less chemical on day 3.
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11/13/2011 - bayouwino wrote: 91 Points
Very nice chardonnay, without the overbearing oak. Tropical, but with enough acid to stand up to the fried shrimp with lemon basil mayo.
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