2020 J. Lohr Chardonnay Arroyo Vista

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 87.3 points

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  11/24/2023 - Orian1701 wrote: 83 Points

  Golden yellow
  
  Apricot, peach, vanilla, tropical fruits
  
  Moderate finish. High alcohol. Would have preferred a little lighter on the ETOH.
  
  Improved dramatically with about 30 min decant. Improves the balance and increases the buttery notes.

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  5/9/2023 - KaupCava Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Tropical fruits - pineapple, papaya
  Excellent fruit acid, bounce

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  4/14/2023 - KaupCava Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Heavy on the oak
  Decent tropical fruit
  Previous vintages were muc more memorable

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  1/13/2023 - ChristoBretts Likes this wine: 89 Points

  PnP, served chilled. Fresh on the nose, some fruit, buttery approach, less fruit and acidity than others may like. A decent everyday drinker at a fair price - IF - you like the approach.

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  2/25/2022 - Zinslut Likes this wine: 86 Points

  Fresh bright, varietal Chardonnay with a wide range of carmelized tropical fruits & Citrus and a substantial amount of toasted Oak. As this is there Flag ship wine from this Appelation ( the River stone bottling shared that ) but I would believe mostly barrel fermentation and malolactic from vanilla and butter flavors and aromas. As a fan of the Appelation as an underdog … I wish I could taste the fruit in it pure form. The Wente bottling started out like that and was always in my cellar, but there blowing up the flavor profile to get almost twice the price in recent years as they had great scores. Many times I’ve stared at the River stone bottling at its everyday price tag… but I don’t lift if from the case…It’s because I determined I don’t like their wine making style of muted fruit and carmelized flavors. As well as it is made and some may be a super fan at $20, it’s too carmelized for me to really enjoy and lack of acid as well. The wine did become more balanced as it sat in the decanter over a few hours. I live 5 miles from the winery… but distance doesn’t make the heart grow fonder.

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