2005 Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 90 points

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  3/10/2019 - mlinda Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Last bottle of six, at least five years since #5.
  Dark golden yellow.
  Well intergrated oak, really beautiful mature fruit exotic n the nose. Butterscotch, honey, vanilla subtly telling the story of a chardonnay that has aged gracefully and perform off the chart. Rated previous bottles 90-92. Rarely a bottle improve so exceptionally late in life.

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  9/17/2015 - rs Does not like this wine: 80 Points

  Golden colour. Oxidised and past peak. SA-chardonnay shall most certainly be consumed within 7-8 years from vintage.

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  1/23/2009 - dfitzg2 wrote: 91 Points

  Excellent complement to baked fish and Ratatouille. Nice oak. Opened easily into several variable levels of complexity. Very smooth finish, almost buttery.

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  10/29/2008 - GSW wrote: 88 Points

  Quite enjoyable. Perhaps a bit oaky, but crisp and surprisingly acidic.

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  1/22/2008 - Chidainey wrote: 88 Points

  Pulled from cheap chinese wine keeper (53F), pop & pour into riedel wineline chablis glasses. Decent nose of minerals & lemon. Angular, strong, clean fruit with a strong key lime note. Big acid. Medium long clean somewhat complex finish. Very clean and sharp. Softened slightly over an hour and a half and become slightly rounder, although still quite clean and angular. Very good.

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