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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.4 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 43 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Sanfoan on 1/31/2024: Upon revisiting the 2016 Liquid Farm La Hermana nearly three years after my initial tasting, the wine has revealed a remarkable transformation. Initially perceived as youthful and somewhat closed, even after several hours of airing, it has now matured into a beautifully balanced and expressive wine. The nose has developed significantly, where the primary aromas of apricot, pineapple, and yellow fruits have evolved into a more complex bouquet, with the emergence of secondary aromas such as paraffin and steel wool adding depth and intrigue. On the palate, the wine maintains a persistent medium plus acidity. It unfolds with flavors of yellow apples, yellow pears, and a distinct mineral undertone. This complexity is further enhanced by an improved balance where the salinity and fruit flavors intertwine seamlessly. Medium-plus length leaves a lasting impression. Today’s bottle confirms that the wine was indeed in a closed phase during the last tasting and is now drinking beautifully, with potential for further aging. This evolution is a testament to the inherent quality and aging capability of the Liquid Farm La Hermana. You can open this wine now for its current expression of balance and complexity, and for those with additional bottles, it would be worthwhile to continue aging, I think that it will only get better from here. (207 views) | | | Tasted by Bob23 on 12/30/2022 & rated 93 points: Good acidity, nice yellow fruit, no flab or sweetness - very tasty and drinking well. (617 views) | | | Tasted by wineismylife on 9/19/2022 & rated 93 points: WIML93
Tasted non blind.
Light yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of paraffin, yellow apples and steel wool. Flavors of yellow apples, yellow pears and minerals. Medium to bright acidity, full bodied. Drink over the short term. (855 views) | | | Tasted by ginfizz on 8/1/2022 & rated 93 points: Really coming together, open nose of citrus with some minerality, medium weight similar flavors with great concentration and balance which carries through to the medium plus finish. Very French style for a Cali chard. Lovely. (687 views) | | | Tasted by ginfizz on 5/3/2022 & rated 91 points: Unripe pineapple and green apple acidity add complexity to this minerally Chablis lookalike. Crisp and zippy, yet just enough fruit to flesh out the crystalline structure, this asks for oysters or a seafood platter. We served with white asparagus, maitake mushroom aioli, and smoked sturgeon. Perfect. (802 views) | | | Tasted by Sanfoan on 3/12/2021: No formal tasting note on this except to say that I really think that the La Hermana greatly benefits from a good amount of aging. This felt way too young to me and actually felt quite closed even after a few hours of air. I would hold onto these and revisit in a couple of years. La Hermana is probably one of my favorite LF wines...but it's in an awkward place right now. (1122 views) | | | Tasted by Djfermentation on 1/21/2021 & rated 94 points: Wonderful freshness, yellow apple, lemon, and mineral/sea air. A beautiful food wine with perfect acidity on the finish. Easy to love and briskly consume. A lovely domestic Chardonnay! (1018 views) | | | Tasted by gmbdds on 1/11/2021 & rated 92 points: Apple and tropical fruits along with some reduced mineral notes. Bright and energetic with a long finish. More full and up front than any LF I can remember. (968 views) | | | Tasted by rtewh on 7/22/2020 & rated 91 points: Fantiastic. Very bright. (1082 views) | | | Tasted by Andrew H on 6/10/2020 & rated 90 points: Medium yellow. Delightful crispness - lemon, whiff of pineapple, hint of lime, just a touch of honey-butter richness. Absence of oak makes enjoyable to drink. (1048 views) | | | Tasted by Turboj911 on 6/6/2020 & rated 93 points: This was one of the best chardonnays for the money. You don't usually get both fruit and mineral exactly balanced, it's either on the sweeter side or the earthy side. But with this wine, I was able to get both at a very beautiful place.
Smooth minerally at the front palate, and honey, citrus, beautiful tropical component towards the finish. Just really well made, very impressed. (679 views) | | | Tasted by Acohen on 2/10/2020 & rated 90 points: lots of lemon with pear and some tart apple (973 views) | | | Tasted by cweiner on 2/9/2020 & rated 88 points: Good QPR (841 views) | | | Tasted by cweiner on 12/7/2019 & rated 90 points: Better, but (839 views) | | | Tasted by cweiner on 11/21/2019 & rated 89 points: Not my cup of tea, which is part of the nose. (809 views) | | | Tasted by Acohen on 11/16/2019 & rated 90 points: Lots of lemon, pear and nice balance (823 views) | | | Tasted by jviz on 7/27/2019 & rated 93 points: My goodness, Liquid Farm...
This is a new producer for me, but I've had several different bottlings (of varying age) over recent months and these are nothing but stunning.
The nose of the 2016 La Hermana opens with a bit of reduction. Flint and matchstick dominate. Were I to restrain even for a little while, this would blow off (and certainly by day #2). But the oily texture, mouth watering acidity, and purity of chardonnay flavors just demand that you empty the glass. Another taster felt like there were lots of tropical notes (coconut, pineapple) and I guess that's fair to say, but for me the lemon oil and ripe green apple notes were more dominant. It's got complexity, body, character, and age-ability. What more could one ask for? (1084 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 4/28/2019: Aromatic has a fair amount of toast. The core of the wine drank terrific, with nectarine, yellow apple and river rock/mineral finish. It also reflects to me a more medium weight and it's built well. This bottle impressed me.....as a short follow-up, we had a little left over from last night so I poured out a small glass this afternoon. This is lovely stuff, showing some richness and a little more filled in, but also adding some green apple and anise to the core of the wine, too. (1458 views) | | | Tasted by brigcampbell on 4/28/2019: This showed very well. A smoky flint aroma combined with beautiful fruit makes for a wine drinking very well right out of the shoot. (1216 views) | | | Tasted by jmull on 4/13/2019 & rated 92 points: Popped and poured and pretty much singing right away. French oak evident on the nose but the palate is mostly lime-spritzed apple. Lively acidity keeps it interesting. Might be malo here but this is definitely not a “butter popcorn” type chard. I continue to be impressed by Liquid Farm’s Chardonnays. 92+. (828 views) | | | Tasted by air guitar & pinot noir on 1/13/2019 & rated 92 points: This is a lively and energetic Chardonnay with great acidity and underlying mineral notes that provide depth and complexity. It is approachable but did benefit from time in the glass. As an anomaly, we drank over two days and the second day was even better as it calmed a bit and rounded out even more. Certainly a great value for what you find in the bottle here. (1324 views) | | | Tasted by thelostverse on 12/2/2018 & rated 92 points: Opened at home and paired with a smoked pork loin. Beautiful yellow gold color with citrus, floral and a hint of oak on the nose. Similar palate with a nice mineral driven finish. This is actually the first La Hermana that I've opened and I enjoyed it immensely. (1035 views) | | | Tasted by Acohen on 9/12/2018 & rated 92 points: Crisp with lime, apple and citrus notes and great with the tuna crudo (1052 views) | | | Tasted by air guitar & pinot noir on 7/21/2018 & rated 92 points: Still very lively on the palate. Brisk acidity that carries from beginning to finish. Citrus elements with minerals present as well. Uplifting and begging for your attention. Pairs nicely with food as a good counterbalance. (991 views) | | | Tasted by mjf@ulkner on 6/24/2018 & rated 92 points: Light yellow. Bright, and light handed. Some lemon, tangerine notes. Crisp minerality and light oak on finish. Not terribly complex- but a joy to drink- really nice California Chardonnay! (1035 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Liquid Farm Producer websiteChardonnay 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 Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
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