Haven't had too many older Cali Chards. I though it was a nice wine different from our typical rut of SB and Gruners since wife doesn't care for Chard at all. Some light pineapple and apple with a hint of oak on finish. Just not our cup of tea but I bought it cause it was Dutton Ranch and I liked Yellowstone... lol
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Ever so slightly disjointed as a PnP, this balanced out after 60-90 minutes, at which point it became consistent with my last note on this wine (I’m not sure what I did for air when I drank it then). Drinking very youthfully, with fruit and structure fully intact, this could actually incrementally improve in the short term and should certainly hold at this level for 3-4+ years. Really solid, and just great qpr at what I paid; wish I had more around that price. 93-94 if scoring. Highly recommended.
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Love, love, love this wine! It is in a perfect drinking window right now with plenty of runway left to go. sfwinelover1 nails it on the latest review! Beautiful wine from start to finish. Although they were wonderful, my only regret is drinking my previous bottles so early as the additional bottle age has taken this wine to an even higher level.
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3rd bottle of 4, and this continues to drink like a champ. Notable dollops of the sweet, savory, and tart with really vibrant fruit. Really impressive, almost unimaginably so at the price point I paid. I'll lose whatever CT cred I have for saying this, but I actually enjoyed it more than the PM I had last weekend. 94 if scoring.
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10/19/2023 - Jsdaxe wrote: 89 Points
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8/5/2022 - redmancge Likes this wine:
Haven't had too many older Cali Chards. I though it was a nice wine different from our typical rut of SB and Gruners since wife doesn't care for Chard at all. Some light pineapple and apple with a hint of oak on finish. Just not our cup of tea but I bought it cause it was Dutton Ranch and I liked Yellowstone... lol
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4/7/2022 - sfwinelover1 wrote:
Ever so slightly disjointed as a PnP, this balanced out after 60-90 minutes, at which point it became consistent with my last note on this wine (I’m not sure what I did for air when I drank it then). Drinking very youthfully, with fruit and structure fully intact, this could actually incrementally improve in the short term and should certainly hold at this level for 3-4+ years. Really solid, and just great qpr at what I paid; wish I had more around that price. 93-94 if scoring. Highly recommended.
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2/5/2022 - Thebigbaby Likes this wine: 92 Points
Love, love, love this wine! It is in a perfect drinking window right now with plenty of runway left to go. sfwinelover1 nails it on the latest review! Beautiful wine from start to finish. Although they were wonderful, my only regret is drinking my previous bottles so early as the additional bottle age has taken this wine to an even higher level.
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11/17/2021 - sfwinelover1 wrote:
3rd bottle of 4, and this continues to drink like a champ. Notable dollops of the sweet, savory, and tart with really vibrant fruit. Really impressive, almost unimaginably so at the price point I paid. I'll lose whatever CT cred I have for saying this, but I actually enjoyed it more than the PM I had last weekend. 94 if scoring.
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