Gold straw color in the glass. A rather muted nose of lemon, wax, oak and vanilla. The palate had a good amount of acidity and a medium mouth feel with lemon, green apple, cinnamon and oak. The finish was weak and short and the wine was not very complex. It's decent and not ridiculously buttery as so many California Chardonnay's can be. I prefer this style minus the secondary malo conversion but this wine just isn't showing enough, lacks complexity and the finish is so short it just isn't great. It's ok but nothing that will wow you. 50+4+10+14+5=83
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(Bouchaine Estate Chardonnay) #2; VaynerPAZZZ; COLOR-golden; NOSE-a baked apple component; a little burnt cedar; a little hint of Creamsicle on the back-end as well; PALATE-not too much oak and nice acidity on the back-end; some oak and Pear Brulee; apple sauce & cinnamon; a little flat and a hair boring on the finish, but not bad; reminds me of many $12 Chards; lacks character & second tier flavors; GV-86+
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1/17/2013 - wood wrote: 86 Points
Light color. Zesty, with some mellon fruit flavors. No oaky, buttery character at all.
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7/23/2011 - Elehto wrote: 86 Points
Very crisp and effervescent.
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1/26/2010 - mghomula wrote: 83 Points
Gold straw color in the glass. A rather muted nose of lemon, wax, oak and vanilla. The palate had a good amount of acidity and a medium mouth feel with lemon, green apple, cinnamon and oak. The finish was weak and short and the wine was not very complex. It's decent and not ridiculously buttery as so many California Chardonnay's can be. I prefer this style minus the secondary malo conversion but this wine just isn't showing enough, lacks complexity and the finish is so short it just isn't great. It's ok but nothing that will wow you. 50+4+10+14+5=83
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10/12/2009 - Harneloot wrote: 85 Points
Not great. Lemony.
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7/15/2009 - fCOT wrote: 85 Points
oaky with some minerality.boring
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