2015 TOR Chardonnay Reserve Cuvée Susan Carneros

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  12/28/2021 - oncocyte wrote: flawed

  I spent three minutes trying to squeeze this angular product into the round hole of a smooth product. Were they trying for darker notes here? Whow, what acid. Surely these notes harmonize but how?
  Had this barrel just been shellacked on purpose? DING DING DING!!
  this bottle was oxidized/cooked! Not by me!

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  8/24/2019 - AllRed wrote: 86 Points

  4th Saturday group "uptown" tasting (M&R's): Double blind. Peppery spice, cotton and spicy white fruit notes. Bitter pear on and melon on the palate. Chardonnay never crossed my mind here, either, though another taster picked this out as chard.

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  8/8/2019 - Hi.its.Don.4.Wine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Half Priced Wine! Gotta have ‘em!
  
  That’s what happened in the case of this Wine-Sum-More edition. I had drunk many a Cabernet from Tor Kenward before but never had the opportunity to try one of their Chardonnays. Those are the two main grapes the winery has produced since Tor retired in 2001 and set out to produce some of the best wines from Napa Valley. A goal which many would concede he has attained.
  
  Back to paragraph one. I couldn’t believe it when I saw a wine from this auspicious winery ON SALE! Since I love Chardonnays it was an easy decision to pick up some and save it for the right occasion. Well, the right occasion presented itself and Wiz-Bam-Boom (okay, I got that from the tech sheet on the wine), a decision was made to open this potentially wonderful wine. With at least one 96 Point review, I had nothing but the strongest desire to avail this wine and the right food in a prestigious marriage.
  
  Now in my “Wine-Sum-More” posts I try to limit the food exposure and concentrate on the wine. But the Salmon with Mashed Sweet Potatoes and a Horseradish Lemon Cream Sauce went marvelous darlin’ (with all thanks to Tallulah Bankhead – Millennials don’t bother to look up, it’s WAY before your generation).
  
  Citrus on the nose with a honeyed nuttiness that seamlessly became a lovely part of the palate. Combined with stoned fruit, a light floral note, and richness that transcended to a bright fresh creaminess on the long finish. Couldn’t find if wine goes through ML, but I think not, or at least very little. Beautiful wine. Starting with a base of Torchiana Vineyard for its richness and acidity the balance from the Hyde and Durell Vineyards, there were only 100 cases produced! AND I GOT SOME! Bragging rights you know.
  
  Now you’re not likely to get the kind of deal I got and 2015 is probably long gone, but keep an eye out for 2016 or 2017. If you love Chardonnays as I do, even at regular price, IT’S WORTH IT!
  
  Cheers

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  12/29/2017 - Morrissasson wrote: 90 Points

  Too buttery and creamy. Way too expensive for what you get.

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  8/27/2016 - csimm wrote: 85 Points

  Tor Kenward Premier Tasting Event at Meadowood (Meadowood Resort, Napa): Unfortunately a very confusing wine for me. Threw off a lot of sediment and was extremely bitter. The prominent bite clamped down on any discernible flavors, making for a totally muted and flavorless Chardonnay. Either this has many years ahead of it to reach resolution (and was fashioned as such for aging), or this just wasn't a style I could get behind. Best left forgotten at this stage.
  
  85? points based on this tasting.

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