A whiff of yeast, a touch of ripeness, and a little malo action on the nose. It's crisp and tactile, with bottle age complexity to Meyer lemon and caramel flavors. Shows attractive restraint from start to finish. Tasty.
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Nose of apricot, pear, some citrus, crisp flavors that are very reminiscent of a blanc de blancs, even get some yeast. Oak and malo influence are well integrated (if there at all, though I do detect some oak). Has some nice saline notes as well. Moderate to low acidity. A nice chardonnay that is not overdone as can happen with California.
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2/8/2021 - Baron Slick wrote: 90 Points
A whiff of yeast, a touch of ripeness, and a little malo action on the nose. It's crisp and tactile, with bottle age complexity to Meyer lemon and caramel flavors. Shows attractive restraint from start to finish. Tasty.
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8/7/2020 - jmull Likes this wine: 90 Points
Surprised by the negative notes here. I found this to be a classic -and appealingly restrained- Cali Chard.
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4/19/2020 - Teaky Likes this wine:
Nose of apricot, pear, some citrus, crisp flavors that are very reminiscent of a blanc de blancs, even get some yeast. Oak and malo influence are well integrated (if there at all, though I do detect some oak). Has some nice saline notes as well. Moderate to low acidity. A nice chardonnay that is not overdone as can happen with California.
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6/30/2018 - gtilley wrote:
Classic, restrained example of the style.
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6/9/2018 - aagrawal wrote: 75 Points
Weekend in Napa; 6/8/2018-6/10/2018 (Napa Valley, CA): Kind of odd, neither the richness nor the freshness I enjoy in Chardonnay. 75
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