2019 Bergström Chardonnay Old Stones

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  5/11/2024 - despore Likes this wine: 91 Points

  A med lemon
  N: smoke, flint, butter (touch), vanilla, yellow apple, lemon/citrus, nectarine
  P: dry, 13% ABV, med (+) acidity, med body, soft texture
  C: very good = balanced acidity and just ripe fruit, pronounced complexity, med (+) intensity, med (+) concentration, med (+) finish. While a very good wine, it does feel a bit disjointed at this time with the oak separate from the fruit and acidity. Air helps but would hold for a few years more to see if it integrates. Can drink now but should hold for at least 10 years.

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  1/2/2024 - golfhawk Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Had some good minerals and soft fruits.

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  9/9/2023 - larsum Likes this wine:

  PNP right before dinner. Which in hindsight was a mistake. My Experience in keeping with earlier notes. All about structure and acidity at the moment. Needs airing or more cellaring.

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  5/9/2023 - CPSchoeff wrote:

  Pale straw color. Electric acidity dominates the wine. At this stage there doesn’t appear to be enough other stuff to balance things out. Citrus and green apple on nose and palate. The acid is a bit screamy for me, lost a bit of enamel on this one. As a contrast, a recent 2019 Goodfellow whistling ridge showed high acid but was balanced with other fruit and mineral and savory components. Maybe it will mellow with a bit of time in bottle?!

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  4/28/2023 - belfast taxman wrote: 91 Points

  I see previous reviews suggest Burgundy. If that is correct, then I suggest old school Chablis, maybe a decade or more ago prior to global warming . This had citrus notes on both nose and palate and a degree of minerality freshness. No obvious oak, what this was not was buttery, rich or full bodied. Notwithstanding that, it was very enjoyable and drank well with sea trout.

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