2020 Drouhin Oregon Roserock Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  5/12/2024 - nrulis Likes this wine:

  Lovely bottle of chardonnay. A bit of orchard & tropical fruit. A hint of vanilla... all together it's almost a little Juicy Fruit-esq. Plenty of dry extract and a really nice whiff of spearmint on the finish.

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  3/22/2024 - Sagan99 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Said it's delicious on a dozen occasions no matter the vintage.
  Just bought another case for when the summer eventually shows itself here in sunny Alberta! 🤣
  
  PS Drink The Rainbow!

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  3/10/2024 - Sagan99 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Delicious!
  As previous bottles and vintages.
  
  PS- Drink The Rainbow!!

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  3/2/2024 - zagtoong Likes this wine: 89 Points

  맛있는데 조금 달다

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  1/20/2024 - Sagan99 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  TBD
  In a year where the Pacific Northwest and half of California and Western Canada was burning like a forest fire, smoke taint has been on my radar for any grapes grown in the area.
  However, seeing that Drouhin didn't produce the more delicate Pinot Noir, but put in the effort for this Chardonnay, made me take a look. And this one bottle taste test leads to to buy a couple of cases. It's delicious.
  
  My nose and palate were in high alert for details here. A definite bias against this wine, even if I've not had a bad bottle in several vintages.
  
  
  Notes to come. Score seems to be aligned with my 2018 methinks.
  (This is a couple of points better in score than 2018)
  
  2020 has more oak. Was it purposefully made this way to mask the smoke taint? ( Likely reaching with this comment, but entirely possible)
  
  Addendum - moved this score up a point to 93. This is delicious. And, when I'm comparing it to Lingua Franca Chardonnay, which is a golf shot away and double the cost, there's no question which bottle I'd take. And not because of the cost!
  It's just better... In my biased opinion!
  
  Chardonnay 100%
  %abv
  
  PS- Drink The Rainbow!!

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