1995 Saintsbury Chardonnay Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 87 points

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  7/1/2022 - KVM wrote:

  Some old bottles at lunch:
  
  1992 Guenoc; light to medium red, red to black-fruited, still vivacious despite crumbly cork.
  1995 Saintsbury Reserve Chardonnay, Carneros. Dark yellow, mature, only medium body, acid is obvious but so is the pear fruit. Long finish. well cellared!
  1997 Opus One. Dark-fruited blackberry, a little tannin, very Bordeaux. like the Guenoc, this could go for several more years.
  2010 Beringer Private Reserve. This is young and powerful. The fruit/oak balance is proper and one should expect 10 or 20 more years of development.
  1978 Mauro Osvaldo & Figli Barolo. Amber with sediment. Shy nose takes 30 minutes to show caramel. Tasty, rich and vivacious in the mouth. Holding beautifully.

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  4/9/2016 - Wine Drinker wrote:

  I was doing some spring cleaning in my cellar and came across this along with a dozen other bottles that had been misplaced when I moved many years ago. I didn't expect much and that's what I got. Dark gold in color, a little oxidation but not as much as I would have expected. It smelled a little like Calvados, it even tasted a little like a pear or apple brandy. Not undrinkable but not particularly enjoyable. The lesson: watch your inventory and drink up before it's too late.

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  3/16/2010 - Mark wrote: 87 Points

  I had written this bottle off long ago, how good could a 15 year old CA chard be at this point? Well, I was surprised. Dark yellow, almost amber, slightly oxidized, but not terribly so. This wine actually drank reasonably well all night. Still, it's best years are long behind.

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