Quite a vanilla oaky nose with some citrus and pear notes. Full bodied with good intensity, less oaky in the mouth than on the nose. Medium acidity, and a medium finish. A round, ripe wine that may be heading onto the downside of it's evolutionary curve. I thought it to be a good chard in this style.
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Nose of peach and melon, but slightly overwhelmed by vanilla oak. On the palate the oak doesn't swamp the fruit, the fruit still shows through, and the wine has a nice balance of acidity, and is medium bodied. The fruit just doesn't have as much intensity as I would like, and this shows on the shortish, oaky finish. It's an okay wine and I liked it, but I wasn't jumping up and down.
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5/22/2007 - yui wrote: 89 Points
more oak than i want, but pretty good, balanced wine
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3/21/2007 - MurphyCellar wrote: 91 Points
One of the best Chardonnays in this price range. Butter, oak, fruit all blend beautifully for wonderful depth and finish.
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10/23/2006 - winemark wrote:
Quite a vanilla oaky nose with some citrus and pear notes. Full bodied with good intensity, less oaky in the mouth than on the nose. Medium acidity, and a medium finish. A round, ripe wine that may be heading onto the downside of it's evolutionary curve. I thought it to be a good chard in this style.
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4/19/2005 - winemark wrote:
Nose of peach and melon, but slightly overwhelmed by vanilla oak. On the palate the oak doesn't swamp the fruit, the fruit still shows through, and the wine has a nice balance of acidity, and is medium bodied. The fruit just doesn't have as much intensity as I would like, and this shows on the shortish, oaky finish. It's an okay wine and I liked it, but I wasn't jumping up and down.
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