2012 Domaine de la Pinte Chardonnay Arbois Pupillin Fonteneille

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  4/4/2023 - Bagwhat Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Popped and poured into a Glasvin Universal. Cellared with me since purchase.
  Initially shy, a few minutes in the glass, and it wakes from its slumber. A warm nose of surprisingly fresh apple without even a hint of oxidation, hints of salted almond, cream, and fresh ginger swirl precisely, easily picked out over and over again. The palate is remarkably seamless. Not a single strand out of place. The flavors are layered, fruit then herb then spice. It teeters just on the edge of flab but then you find the acid tucked in, rounding the corners driving forward. The texture is like kinetic sand, smooth until you pay it attention and it suddenly firms. The finish fans out, sprinkling the fruit with salt, and keeping you wanting more.

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  12/30/2017 - RichardP wrote: 92 Points

  Light apple cider on the nose. Apple cider, lemon rind, and saline and savory spice notes on the medium finish, with strong minerality/acidity. This is an excellent value at a bit over $20.

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  5/30/2017 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 93 Points

  Gold color. Gorgeous aromatics of bright salty air, floral perfume notes of dried almond and olive oil, some lemon curd, lime zest, rocky minerals. Such depth and richness on the palate but it's crisp and nervy throughout, with saline, oyster shell, chalk and complex nut and floral tones to balance the lime, yellow apple and apricot fruit. Such depth and precision with a long life ahead. I'll make sure to retaste in another year or three.

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  2/23/2017 - isaacjamesbaker Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Gold color. Fascinating nose, a combination of airy, salty, floral with richer honey and lemon oil notes, mixed in with some raw almond and ginger. Creamy texture, brisk acidity, juicy yellow apple fruit, drizzled with lime. Doused in chalk, saline, mineral, oyster shell, with white tea, clover, ginger, honeycomb – lots going on here. Gorgeous stuff, year-in-year-out, but I’m loving this bottle more than any other I’ve had.

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  2/21/2017 - SMHalps Likes this wine: 91 Points

  A friend brought a bottle of this to dinner last night. Very enjoyable, low to moderate oak, and a slightly oxidized finish, giving it a nutty taste.

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