2012 Scherrer Winery Chardonnay Helfer Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  12/24/2022 - MMiazga Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Properly cellared for the long haul, showing its stuff, serious hazelnut and oil/spices. If you have any left properly you can age for a few more years. This was a joy for many tonight with lobsters.

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  5/7/2021 - MMiazga Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Golden yellow color. Tasted lemon, vanilla, pineapple, minor oak and acidity still there. Opened well after 20 min. Unlike others comments, this bottle drank well and seemed close to or at peak. Enjoyed by many.

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  1/25/2020 - VlgJeff wrote: 89 Points

  Slo-oxed for ~10 minutes, chilled. Shame on us, we waited too long for our taste.
  This medium to plus bodied wine showed lemony citrus and apple flavors, but way too much oak on the palate (for us). As the wine warmed, the oak became ever more prevalent, lessening our enjoyment proportionately. At 7+ years after vintage the fruit is fading a bit, which only makes the oak treatment more obvious. This experience only confirmed that we prefer the Scherrer Vineyard Chardonnay.
  The optimum drink window for both of these Scherrer Chardonnays seems to be between 5 and 7 years from vintage. Although the wines can hold to 8 or 9 years after vintage, they may show signs of age.

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  4/26/2019 - VlgJeff wrote: 91 Points

  Enjoyed head-to-head with Fred's Scherrer Vineyard Chardonnay, also 2012.
  Both wines were PnP, chilled. Both wines will benefit from a bit of air time -- 5 minute decant, or 20 minute slo-ox. The wines are similar in that they both are medium to plus bodied, show lemony citrus and apple flavors, and display some oak on the palate. To us, the wines differ in that the oak treatment on the Scherrer Vineyard is somewhat lighter than that on the Helfer Vineyard, and the Scherrer Vineyard chard shows a slightly denser, (maybe?) greater malolactic conversion than the Helfer, with just a touch of butteriness on the finish. For these reasons, we prefer the Scherrer Vineyard Chardonnay.
  The optimum drink window for both of these wines seems to be between 4 and 6 years from vintage. Although the wines can hold to 8 or 9 years after vintage, they may show signs of age.

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  1/11/2018 - wicozani Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Perhaps the best white wine consumed in the past 12 months. A beautiful pale golden yellow in the glass, with long, lazy legs. Meyer lemon, meringue, grilled pineapple, and a touch of vanilla on the nose. Excellent intensity and concentration, the smoky grilled lemon-pineapple vibe beautifully integrated, amidst other tropical fruits. Ample acidity remains, this was paired with roasted stuffed chicken breasts. This beautiful wine is at peak now, with a 30+ second finish. Try one now if you haven't and have several.

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