Wines Enjoyed at Pre Labor Day Celebration and BBQ (Casa de la Mata - Chicago IL): I brought this tonight with modest expectations that were clearly exceeded. Powerful stone fruit with outstanding concentration, despite being several years past its absolute peak. Still so much weight and good spice, holding on firmly with enough structure. So easy to enjoy, even if not as much as it might have been ten years ago.
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Appearance: Bright and clear, it has deep lemon color, with legs. Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas green fruit of ripe pear, tropical fruit of sugarcane, citrus notes of lemon, oak notes of caramel and butterscotch, maturity notes of mushroom, dairy notes of butter and cream, kernel notes of chestnut. The wine is developing. Palate: Dry with medium acidity, the wine has medium (+) alcohol, full body, and has medium (+) intensity flavors of green fruit of ripe pear, oak notes of caramel and butterscotch, maturity notes of cereal, tropical fruit of sugarcane, dairy notes of butter and cream, kernel notes of chestnut. The wine has a medium (+) finish. Conclusion: Very good quality California Chardonnay with the signature ripeness and oaky characters on the nose, with plenty of concentration and good complexity, the wine also exhibits roundness and structure, showing good development yet still maintaining the fruit. On the palate it is equally nice with strong intensity and range of flavors, plus also a fairly long finish. A really nice wine of reasonable price, it is ready to drink now but can further develop for another 2-3 years.
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10/1/2019 - Schwarzer Hund wrote:
too much oxidation to drink
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9/2/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Wines Enjoyed at Pre Labor Day Celebration and BBQ (Casa de la Mata - Chicago IL): I brought this tonight with modest expectations that were clearly exceeded. Powerful stone fruit with outstanding concentration, despite being several years past its absolute peak. Still so much weight and good spice, holding on firmly with enough structure. So easy to enjoy, even if not as much as it might have been ten years ago.
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10/17/2016 - RAD2626 wrote: 90 Points
Dry pleasant surprise at 14 years old. Nice nose, darkish color, still some pleasant fruit and finish. Little hot but very enjoyable.
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1/1/2015 - JDRFoster wrote: 93 Points
Very nice mature Chardonnay, time to drink certainly, but surprisingly fresh.
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5/13/2014 - peterchoy wrote: 92 Points
Appearance: Bright and clear, it has deep lemon color, with legs.
Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas green fruit of ripe pear, tropical fruit of sugarcane, citrus notes of lemon, oak notes of caramel and butterscotch, maturity notes of mushroom, dairy notes of butter and cream, kernel notes of chestnut. The wine is developing.
Palate: Dry with medium acidity, the wine has medium (+) alcohol, full body, and has medium (+) intensity flavors of green fruit of ripe pear, oak notes of caramel and butterscotch, maturity notes of cereal, tropical fruit of sugarcane, dairy notes of butter and cream, kernel notes of chestnut. The wine has a medium (+) finish.
Conclusion: Very good quality California Chardonnay with the signature ripeness and oaky characters on the nose, with plenty of concentration and good complexity, the wine also exhibits roundness and structure, showing good development yet still maintaining the fruit. On the palate it is equally nice with strong intensity and range of flavors, plus also a fairly long finish. A really nice wine of reasonable price, it is ready to drink now but can further develop for another 2-3 years.
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