Vibrant nose of lemon, green apple, pineapple. Pure fruit, balanced acidity. Creamy texture, but a little too oaky for our tastes. A good effort nonetheless. I can see a lot of people enjoying this wine.
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This is just a nice, solid mid-range CA Chardonnay. Light gold color. Tropical lemon curd on the palate, with some warm creme bruelee/spun sugar notes coming through. A rock solid example of the type and a good value.
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Last of three bottles and definitely the best. This time the oak was nicely balanced with the generous fruit - blend of granny smith apples and sweet nectarines. Biggest plus was the way the malo really softened the vanilla from the oak - neither of the first two bottles had this nice ceamy viscosity. Gotta love that big bottle variation in these central coast chards. Reminded me of a more subdued ridge santa cruz. Without the balance this would have been an 86 at best.
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5/24/2011 - Sniffy-Sniff Likes this wine: 88 Points
Vibrant nose of lemon, green apple, pineapple. Pure fruit, balanced acidity. Creamy texture, but a little too oaky for our tastes. A good effort nonetheless. I can see a lot of people enjoying this wine.
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4/18/2011 - KevinS wrote: 90 Points
This is just a nice, solid mid-range CA Chardonnay. Light gold color. Tropical lemon curd on the palate, with some warm creme bruelee/spun sugar notes coming through. A rock solid example of the type and a good value.
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3/6/2011 - Mr.Overhill wrote: 90 Points
Last of three bottles and definitely the best. This time the oak was nicely balanced with the generous fruit - blend of granny smith apples and sweet nectarines. Biggest plus was the way the malo really softened the vanilla from the oak - neither of the first two bottles had this nice ceamy viscosity. Gotta love that big bottle variation in these central coast chards. Reminded me of a more subdued ridge santa cruz. Without the balance this would have been an 86 at best.
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8/10/2010 - nogohawk wrote: 90 Points
VG Cali Chard - not overly oaked; medium golden color, with fresh fruity flavor - nice finish
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6/24/2010 - gsglen wrote: 88 Points
Just very nice! light, crisp, not too buttery and delightful with grilled shrimp with a little spice.
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