2012 Ayoub Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  12/9/2023 - Jack Cranley Likes this wine: 95 Points

  An absolutely top tier Chardonnay experience. And I say that with no asterisks. It's not great for an American Chardonnay. It's not great for an Oregon Chardonnay. It's not great for a new world Chardonnay. It is just a damn fine chardonnay through and through in a world-class lens.
  Lovers of Chambolle-Musigny will likely find a lot of joy here.
  
  Pair fruit, quince, apricot, honeycomb, orange blossom, streak of vanilla, a little chiffon cake, some white peach, along with a core of flinty, whetstone minerality, and a Jasmine high note plus a little squeeze of lime on top.
  
  Utterly complex and pleasure inducing. At 11 years old, this wine is only beginning the prime of its life. I am so glad I have three more bottles of this because I'm probably going to stagger those three across the next 15 to 20 years, because that's how packed in tight everything is here.
  
  If you were wise enough to pick some of this up some years ago and you've been hanging on to it still to this day, congratulations. You win! There is no hurry on this bottle whatsoever. I would say if I was going to guess perfect year to drink this in, I would call it 2030.

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  10/7/2017 - desireeb wrote:

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  5/21/2017 - Sourdough Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Very slight cliuduness with mediim yellow color. Moderstely oaky nose over melon and pear. Melon and pear dominate the palate. Some malolactic cobversion but balanced and controlled. Very pleasant.

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  5/20/2016 - wineismylife wrote: 90 Points

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  Tasted blind in a Chardonnay blind tasting.
  
  Light yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of orange peel, apricot, lemon and mixed yellow fruits. Flavors of lemon zest, cherry, yellow pear and an earthy pit kind of a finish. Medium to bright acidity, full bodied. Drink or hold. My guess was this is a 2012 California Chardonnay, possibly from Castello Amorosa.

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  2/13/2016 - Oregonpinotgirl1967 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Rich and creamy with hints of pineapple upside down cake, honey suckle

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