2015 Goodfellow Family Cellars Chardonnay Durant Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  4/22/2021 - td1836 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Clear, medium gold color. Nose has flint, popcorn, apple. The palate has filled out and added weight over the last couple years.

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  11/8/2020 - Bob H wrote:

  From a bottle opened last night. Drinking great right now. Still with a light reductive note on the nose, with lively acidity and good persistence. Everything you could want in a Chardonnay.

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  4/5/2020 - ScottGoodwin Likes this wine:

  Popped and let sit open for 2 hrs before tasting. Nose is “soft” and doesn’t belie the acid-driven palate. Has an old world sensibility. Citrus and tree fruit kissed by oak. Palate shows more citrus. Palate is medium+ with great consistency, no dips or valleys across the palate. Acidity builds towards the finish. There is some minerally crushed seashell in here. I expect this will continue to improve with more time in the bottle.

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  9/27/2019 - wlsch Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Peach, lemon, matchstick, prominent toasty oak, mineral, butterscotch. Complex and inviting nose. On the palate there's more lemon peel, peach, mineral, toast/oak. Full bodied. A touch of alcohol warmth, but not hot. Nice acidity. The oak is more prominent than I typically like, but that's a personal preference. Big enough and full enough to match the oak. In a great place now but will hold off on the other one I have for 3+ years. I could see this improving with age since it has good structure and all the right elements.

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  8/17/2019 - td1836 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Oregon Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with friends: Beautiful light golden color, crystal clear. Unique, interesting aromas, (another note mentioned matchstick, so maybe that's what I'm smelling). Tons of complexity, restrained fruit, minerals, sea shells, lemon-lime, stone fruits. Lively acidity on the long finish. Very balanced all around. 92-93

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