Color has deepened to amber, but this is a wonderful, rich wine bursting with smooth caramel and butterscotch. Held its own (though for different reasons) with a 2009 Kistler.
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Out of the bottle, first scent -- very oaky and ALCOHOL (almost pear brandy-ish). To the taste, heavy oak with little apparent outside of oak. As the wine opened up (we had the bottle in our cellar at 55 degrees), it became more well balanced, the oak flavor "de-tensified", and hints of pear and apricot came through. All-in-all, I am a bit underwhelmed with this wine (it tasted much better at Pride's winery from what I can remember)... still, I am enjoying it with my wife and that's what is important. Tonight we drank in honor of our dog, Bailey (who is fighting lymphoma).
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4/2/2015 - Hamersly Likes this wine: 92 Points
Color has deepened to amber, but this is a wonderful, rich wine bursting with smooth caramel and butterscotch. Held its own (though for different reasons) with a 2009 Kistler.
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11/27/2014 - JVSMagic wrote:
notes of caramel, tannins resolved.. Bright quince and some butterscotch.. Drink now but will hold with the a I'd 5 years or more.
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3/6/2012 - AlexHop wrote: 92 Points
One of the best chards I've had. Nice subtle oak, not buttery, just great flavors and a really nice finish.
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11/25/2009 - TwoDogs wrote: 88 Points
almost like a desert wine...the color looked more like a sauternes than a chard.
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7/15/2009 - bbohn1 wrote: 87 Points
Out of the bottle, first scent -- very oaky and ALCOHOL (almost pear brandy-ish). To the taste, heavy oak with little apparent outside of oak. As the wine opened up (we had the bottle in our cellar at 55 degrees), it became more well balanced, the oak flavor "de-tensified", and hints of pear and apricot came through. All-in-all, I am a bit underwhelmed with this wine (it tasted much better at Pride's winery from what I can remember)... still, I am enjoying it with my wife and that's what is important. Tonight we drank in honor of our dog, Bailey (who is fighting lymphoma).
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