Needed to make some room in my wine lockers for some new purchases, so I grabbed this bottle - which I ideally would have liked to cellar for 3 more yrs or so. Still young, with little development - although the oak was well integrated and not in the way. I quite enjoy Auteur’s Chards - the PN’s less so. Inhibited malolactic fermentation, restrained oak treatment, and quality fruit make for a wonderfully balanced wine. Nice palate and nose - tropical fruit notes, esp. pineapple, coupled with great acidity and a definite hint of salinity keep things fresh. Very enjoyable. Too bad I don’t have more so I can drink it once it is more developed.
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5/6/2022 - cweiner Likes this wine: 94 Points
Why did I not buy more. Love it.
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1/22/2021 - cweiner Likes this wine: 94 Points
I have been waiting 3y. Well worth the wait. My favorite in the COVID year.
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2/9/2020 - mschonholz22 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Good combination of body and acidity. Drink Now.
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5/8/2019 - bravo.solares Likes this wine: 91 Points
Needed to make some room in my wine lockers for some new purchases, so I grabbed this bottle - which I ideally would have liked to cellar for 3 more yrs or so. Still young, with little development - although the oak was well integrated and not in the way. I quite enjoy Auteur’s Chards - the PN’s less so. Inhibited malolactic fermentation, restrained oak treatment, and quality fruit make for a wonderfully balanced wine. Nice palate and nose - tropical fruit notes, esp. pineapple, coupled with great acidity and a definite hint of salinity keep things fresh. Very enjoyable. Too bad I don’t have more so I can drink it once it is more developed.
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11/3/2018 - cweiner Likes this wine: 90 Points
First bottle and perhaps still a year or so best before consuming. When cold, almost astringent but came to life a room temp.
I will be patient.
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