I like the flavor here. While the bottle mentions oak, I don't detect very much, just a little hint, maybe. It pours with a good sour note on the aroma, along with some fruit. The aroma shrinks as it opens up... but then comes back. Now is when I begin to smell the oak. The flavor to me is good fruit, some minerality in the middle, and a crisp finish with some lingering fruit notes.
Tasted from 61–68°F.
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Solid Chardonnay. Nicely balanced and rich in flavor, without overly oaked nor cloying vanilla flavors. Influence of barrels and malolactic fermentation done just right to make for a pleasing palate and food-friendly end result. Exceptional QPR for an estate-bottled wine.
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5/26/2015 - worbx Likes this wine:
I like the flavor here. While the bottle mentions oak, I don't detect very much, just a little hint, maybe. It pours with a good sour note on the aroma, along with some fruit. The aroma shrinks as it opens up... but then comes back. Now is when I begin to smell the oak. The flavor to me is good fruit, some minerality in the middle, and a crisp finish with some lingering fruit notes.
Tasted from 61–68°F.
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11/14/2011 - Snoman wrote: 90 Points
Solid Chardonnay. Nicely balanced and rich in flavor, without overly oaked nor cloying vanilla flavors. Influence of barrels and malolactic fermentation done just right to make for a pleasing palate and food-friendly end result. Exceptional QPR for an estate-bottled wine.
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10/9/2011 - nbbh03 wrote: 78 Points
Very fruity flavor. Same after taste with a hint of oak. Paired well with yellowfin tuna.
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