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| Drinking window: Drink between 2017 and 2022 (based on 2 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.6 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by air guitar & pinot noir on 7/10/2016 & rated 90 points: Enjoyed this Chardonnay again. Just really bright and bouncy. High acidity makes this a bit focused, no flabbiness here. Orchard fruit and lemon zest with a bit of nuttiness in the background. Subtle but unique and inviting. Has some good character that sets it apart from typical CA Chardonnays. (1012 views) | | | Tasted by air guitar & pinot noir on 6/19/2016 & rated 91 points: A surprising and lovely find. A Burgundian styled effort with an orange citrus element. Kind of lean but fresh and lively with some floral aromatics. I liked the style and uniqueness of this offering. Very pure delivery and flavor profile. (927 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 5/16/2016 & rated 89 points: Another solid showing from this wine. I love the creamy feel but precision from the acidity. Apples, pears, apricots, honey, chalk, sea salt - all of these combine really well. A crowd-pleasing bottle among family. (991 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 12/12/2015 & rated 90 points: Blind CA Chardonnay: Medium gold color. Wonderful aromas of crusty sea salt, jetty rocks, bright lemons and green apples, sliced pears and almond. Full-bodied on the palate, a bold, waxy presence but the acid is so precise that the wine pulls off balance. Pears, baked apples, dried apricots, I get an interesting mix of hazelnut and honeyed tea with brisker elements of chalk and sea salt. Complex and intriguing but so easy to sip and enjoy. Some near-term aging potential here. Aged 18 months in used French oak barrels. (1302 views) |
| 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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