2011 Chateau Ste. Michelle Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 85.2 points

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  1/17/2016 - Thrstn wrote:

  Didn't realize when purchasing (17 Jan 16) that it was a 2011 vintage.
  
  The wine was definitely flat and muted through the middle and had a very sharp strange flavor in the finish. A bad aftertaste that might have been cork taint. I didn't pick up a strong corked aroma but the odd taste might have been a bit of corking.
  
  I think if i was a couple years younger this might have been a pretty nice wine, but in 2016 I could definitely tell it was well past its prime.
  
  Due to the unintended age of the wine I'm not giving a numerical score as it would be an unfair assessment.

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  11/8/2015 - dwaynelm Likes this wine: 84 Points

  Oak overwhelms this one. There's some underlying green apple and lemon trying to get out. Balanced acidity.

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  7/16/2014 - dwaynelm Likes this wine: 86 Points

  Basic chardonnay with a high end amount of oak. Good value.

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  4/5/2014 - Timbalimba wrote: 84 Points

  Cabbage, toast, butterscotch. Salty, oaky palate, not much fruit, plenty of oak but little else. Decent finish but it could have done with more fruit and acidity.

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  2/1/2014 - larseman wrote: 84 Points

  Lite reduktiv i doften, typ brända tändstickor. Vädrades ur efter en stund. Nötter, mandel, blodgrape och gula äpplen.
  Knappt medelfyllig, måttliga syror och en liten beska i den inte alltför långa eftersmaken.

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