2007 Robert Keenan Winery Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 90.1 points

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  1/29/2022 - Heynetty Likes this wine:

  Tasted Blind
  
  A: med amber (Brandon says pale)
  N: medium (+) nose of dried apricot, dried mango (B, )saffron, ginger, raisin, bruised yellow apple (P) cooked quince , dried orange peel, grilled lemon, toast and cinnamon , hay
  P: Dry, med + acidity, no pb, medium alcohol, med + intensity , med + body and long finish
  
  Balance of primary, secondary, tertiary
  Length - yup
  Intensity - yup
  Complexity- yup
  Outstanding quality
  Not suitable for ageing as fully developed
  
  Guesses and Mistakes:
  I was lost. It was fully developed and I am not accustomed to drinking such wines so I couldn't really guess.
  Lacks precision of a stainless steel vessel. Seen oxidation. No butter or sour cream so no obvs mlf was my impression. Was shocked to learn this was a Napa Chardonnay but time heals all things. Ha! Rather excellent.

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  8/25/2021 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Tasted blind. Decanted. Deep gold with an amber/orange hue. The nose shows some oxidation, with med (+) bruised apple, baked pear, ripe lemon, graham cracker, hazelnut, toast, vanilla and spice from neutral or used oak. Dry, with med (+) acidity, med (+) to high alcohol (13.9%). Med (+) body, with med (+) flavor intensity, complexity and length. The palate is dry and mineral-driven, with a slight bitterness on the long finish. Very good quality, although perhaps a bit past its prime.
  
  This is a tough wine to call blind because, although arguably testable, nobody is expecting a 14-year-old Napa mountain Chardonnay. Tasters got off track by perceiving the bruised fruit/nutty/ginger qualities as botrytis, which was the wrong fork in the road. The perception of botrytis steered most tasters towards Old World rather than New World, an idea reinforced by the lack of apparent new oak and mineral/earthy qualities dominating the fruit. Possible varieties include Savenniere Chenin Blanc, aged Chardonnay from Chablis. Alsatian Pinot Gris would be riper, with lower acid. White Bordeaux would have some detectable pyrazine influence, which this lacks. Rather than following the botrytis clue blindly, the correct call would have been to identify this as an old vintage Chardonnay based on the color, the oxidized nose and the faded fruit on the palate.

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  10/22/2013 - agosain wrote: flawed

  corked.

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  7/17/2012 - Tarpon222 wrote: 90 Points

  Light oak on the palate. Crisp fruit flavors. Loved it

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  5/5/2012 - chanote44 wrote: 91 Points

  Still drinking very well. This has a medium amount of oak with crisp melon and apple. Nice finish.

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