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| Community Tasting Notes (average 96.1 pts. and median of 96 pts. in 91 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Minnesota on 4/16/2024 & rated 90 points: Boy, this is not our style of chardonnay. Deep yellow with butterscotch, caramel, rich vanilla nose more reminiscent of dessert. Forced myself to continue drinking though did improve -- a bit -- over time. This is not the Marcassin of 90s and 00s. (759 views) | | | Tasted by bsumoba on 4/13/2024 & rated 94 points: Pegged easily as domestic white, most likely from Napa. Dark, rich and tropical. Interesting wine in the lineup. (568 views) | | | Tasted by WineBurrowingWombat on 4/13/2024 & rated 95 points: Eyes Wide Shut - Day 1 (A quiet place): Nose: Dark gold pineapples, deep fruitful grass, and subtle hay.
Palate: Rich fruits of deep pineapples with a bit of guava, providing a bit of unripe prickliness in a good way. While rich, this has a bit of elegance and good acidity to keep this moving. Spiced oak gets pronounced with a bit more time. (788 views) | | | Tasted by MN Wine Junkie on 4/13/2024 & rated 97 points: The Blind Side - no, not football! (Chateau Simms): This was opened for about an hour prior to tasting.
It was in a line up of Chardonnays served blind (including some Burgundies):
1. 2013 Marcassin
2. 2019 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Mouchère
3. 2018 Kongsgaard Chardonnay The Judge
4. 2021 Faiveley Bâtard-Montrachet
5. 2022 Walter Scott Chardonnay X-Novo Vineyard
6. 2020 Henri Boillot Corton-Charlemagne
2013 Marcassin - The wine was easily identified as CA Chardonnay by everyone. The wine was rich, buttery, with nice minerality (saline and chalk), citrus and pear notes and some oak and butterscotch on the finish. At 11 years old, this wine is nicely integrated and drinking quite well. Should hold up quite a bit longer, so no hurry on these! Solid 97 for me, and I feel that may be conservative. This is one of my all time favorite Chardonnays from anywhere, and my favorite American Chardonnay. I wish they would get to their next release! (761 views) | | | Tasted by daved on 3/25/2024 & rated 96 points: extraordinary (947 views) | | | Tasted by jshufelt on 2/11/2024 & rated 96 points: Pop and pour into a decanter - 30-60 minutes would have been preferable, but this was a last-minute decision to add to the evening's lineup. In the decanter, slightly cloudy pale gold; in the glass, clear pale gold. On the nose, Meyer lemon, followed by a shifting mix of spices - nutmeg, cardamom, thyme, and a hint of clove. On the palate, a mouth-filling oily texture, delivering a foundation of fruit (more Meyer lemon, apples), upon which the spices and herbs come in and out of focus. Class. (1077 views) | | | Tasted by krhaugh on 1/27/2024 & rated 98 points: Decanted about 30 minutes but drank slowly over the next hour or so. Did a blind side by side with a 13 Domaine Serene Recolte. In the glass, a beautiful medium yellow going towards fresh hay. The Recolte was much darker. On the nose, plenty of oak, lemon and tropical notes that continued to evolve with time in the glass. Beautiful juice and a long delicious finish. One of the best Chardonnay's I have ever had. (1015 views) | | | Tasted by hanasowner on 1/14/2024 & rated 98 points: Decanted for two hours...an absolute stunner...pale to medium yellow in color...lemon, vanilla, buttered popcorn (?) on the nose...smooth...great finish. (1093 views) | | | Tasted by MLwine on 1/13/2024 & rated 97 points: Just a phenomenal wine. Consistent with prior notes. (1083 views) | | | Tasted by CWilliam on 1/12/2024: Served with appetizers (cheese / olives). Gold color with no real sediment. On nose, butter, lemon, floral and vanilla - not overdone. On palate, similar flavor profile to nose ex. vanilla. Medium body/acidity and no noticeable tannins (as expected). Long finish. Has aged beautifully. At this price point I'd prefer a Grand Cru Burgundy but this is a very nice bottle of wine. 93+/- (1041 views) | | | Tasted by jshufelt on 12/29/2023 & rated 95 points: Consistent with previous tasting notes - we did the wine no favors by serving it with boldly seasoned vegetables and fish. Still clearly a wine of class, but, if I had to do it again, and having experienced this wine when it shows at its peak, I'd pair it with something milder, so that the full spectrum of floral, herbal, and spice aromatics and flavors present themselves clearly. (955 views) | | | Tasted by beezer6 on 12/23/2023 & rated 95 points: Johnny brought into Olio.
So good. Round and elegant, rich but not overdone. Lovely baking spice notes.
Long finish. Fantastic wine. (887 views) | | | Tasted by Benoit Hardy on 12/21/2023 & rated 95 points: Helen Turley is undoubtedly the reference in California when we talk about chardonnay or pinot noir.
Incredibly rich nose of pear, beeswax, vanilla and hazelnut.
The mouth is exuberant. It’s a sort of Meursault on steroids. We take the Murisalian boldness and add Californian exuberance. This gives an obviously rich wine but its acidic structure gives spring to a kaleidoscopic whole which becomes almost ethereal. It is glycerinated, wet stone, candied pear, citrus, vanilla and honey. Everything is based on an impressive structure. Finish both glycerinated and saline with a length propelled by an acidic touch.
An impressive wine, an experience in itself for me who struggles to find happiness in white outside France. (1033 views) | | | Tasted by scott@asrestaurant.com on 11/24/2023 & rated 94 points: 2013 vintage. Overtly decadent, überripe and spent when tasting just after decanting. No sediment. Initial temp tasted was at about 60 degrees F. Rated an 8.8/88. Beyond golden color in the decanter. Prepared an ice bucket ice bath with double linen napkins atop the remaining ice and placed the decanter roughly 25% into the ice bath. Let sit for 20-25 mins. Retasted. Wine temp was closer to 45 degrees F. Completely different wine. Tasted like a top-notch, 10 year old Meursault with ridiculous amounts of vanilla bean and crème brûlée. Slight undercurrent of acidity wove the entire endeavor together. Now? A 9.4/94. Not my style but it didn't suck. 11.15.23. (1084 views) | | | Tasted by zimmy07 on 11/22/2023 & rated 93 points: This is good, no where near the best Marcassin Chard I have had. started off orangish and after 2 hours brilliant gold, this needs time. I agree served cold or room temp changes this wine dramatically. At the end all the richness, butter and oak from a classic Maracassin but too damn flabby. No other way to say it. I like the leaner style and that is usually with vintage, but this was so over the top not the biggest fan (1046 views) | | | Tasted by smurfmacaw on 10/29/2023 & rated 98 points: Extremely nice. Very pure fruit with almost no oak evident and some tannins. Some caramel notes...Very pure fruit but not a fruit bomb. Everything you would expect from a boutique, high end California chardonnay. Not sure why I rated it a point lower than last time I tried it, maybe just a phase it's going through. Obviously mature and ready to drink...looooooong finish...stays with you forever. (1171 views) | | | Tasted by bsbrown05 on 10/20/2023 & rated 99 points: Plenty of life remaining in this wine, as it was equally drinkable on the second day. I am very happy to have been offered an allocation of this wine, given its prices in the secondary market! (1049 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 10/19/2023 & rated 94 points: Judgement of Eagan (Jason P's, St. Paul, MN): Light medium gold color. PNP, drank a glass over an hour plus. Perfumed on the nose, with candied pear, tropical notes, orange and lemon, orange blossoms. On the palate this decadent and rich, soft texture, pear, white pepper, savory, citrus, voluminous, and long. This was excellent, but not quite as good as a couple other even more memorable bottles from recent memory. Big stylistic differences, and I like both a lot, but the nod for me tonight clearly goes to the '10 Bonneau du Martray CC. Group vote was 5-4 for the Bonneau. (1406 views) | | | Tasted by WineBurrowingWombat on 10/19/2023 & rated 95 points: Cracking the whip; 10/16/2023-10/23/2023 (Eagan, MN): N: The yellow fruits on this Marcassin are deeper and rounder having it next to the Corton, a touch of deep honey without weighing it down, and dried hay.
P: A pleasantly waxy note, yellow and white fruits, a core of honied fruits with the emphasis on the fruits. The honey tastes slightly intense but allows the fruit to still shine. Gorgeous.
I definitely enjoyed this closer to cellar temp as it provided more freshness. It got a little too heavy as it came to room temperature. (1556 views) | | | Tasted by I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine on 10/19/2023 & rated 97 points: Judgement of Eagan Wine Tasting (Jason's House): PnP....What can I say....Marcassin is my favorite Chardonnay producer. I still cannot pay secondary market prices for it, but Marcassin does totally rock!
This flight paired this wine against a 2010 Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne. Both wines were stellar, and favorites likely came down to individual palates. For me, Marcassin was the better wine, but it was pretty even for the group, with the 2013 Marcassin edging out the 2010 Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne.
The nuts and bolts: Creamy mouthfeel, with baked pear, apple and some citrus and stone fruit, coupled with hints of saline, butterscotch and toasted oak. Always a pleasure to drink and never disappoints!
97+ tonight! (1420 views) | | | Tasted by galewskj on 10/19/2023 & rated 96 points: Judgement of Eagan (Jason's house): Very similar to a bottle a year ago, just a touch subdued this time around. Maybe because it was paired with a 2010 Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne. This really was fantastic in a full-bodied california chardonnay well. Unctuous mouthfeel, spicy complexity and enough lime/acid to keep it balanced. (1286 views) | | | Tasted by Sonoma-W on 10/5/2023 & rated 94 points: Excellent! Great Burgundian taste. A bit cloudy. Very complex. (729 views) | | | Tasted by daved on 9/18/2023 & rated 97 points: Scrumptious (1335 views) | | | Tasted by RJWallis on 9/2/2023 & rated 99 points: This is as close to perfection as it gets. Rich, luxurious, palate drenching with legs that go on forever. Opened 30 minutes before drinking and it improved significantly over the next 2 hours. Lived up to its reputation in every way, our guests were visibly, verbally and absolutely floored. (1314 views) | | | Tasted by B Paul on 8/22/2023: Has some gold to the color. Nuts, bread and vanilla on the nose. This is a big wine, though it’s very well made and is quite tasty for what it is. My initial thought was that this should probably be drunk up, but it did hold up very well over three nights. (1494 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Chardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountySonoma Coast * Sonoma Coast AVA (Wikipedia)
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