2012 Bien Nacido Vineyards Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  6/28/2017 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Medium lemon yellow color. Nice nose of lemon curd some smoky oak. Bright acidity on the palate with lemon and citrus, peach, some tropical fruit that seems this time like pineapple and the toasty oak that is not overdone but consistently there. Nice rich body and bright mouthfeel and a nice long finish.

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  4/15/2017 - pkatz Likes this wine: 91 Points

  High acid, wood, and fruit. It doesn't all come together at this point with acid predominating.

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  1/8/2017 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:

  Has some toast and fig to the aroma. In the mouth there are ripe orchard fruits and spice. It has good shape and a finish that is crisp and refreshing.

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  3/30/2016 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Medium golden yellow color. The nose is initially full of smokey oak but with 15 minutes of air is much more diverse with lemon curd, some minerals and a touch of tropical fruit/ kumquat(?). On the palate I get the lemon curd, honeysuckle, some earthy minerality and a bunch of butter with just a kiss of well integrated oak and some muddled tropical fruits. Nice rich mouth feel. Medium long finish. I liked this bottle better than the last. It seemed more expressive and interesting by a bit perhaps due to having rested for six weeks after shipping across country. Well balanced, elegant and well done!

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  3/2/2016 - ozziewine Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Elegant, refined, some oak, toasty with subdued fruit. Very, very nice.
  I can see what others are saying about keeping for a few more years for even more enjoyment! Good QPR IMO!

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