Tasted Friday, April 15, 2016 by td1836 with 299 views
Our group wanted to try wines at different price points to see how they compared to each other when we were blind to price. Wines were tasted blind in flights of 3 which contained a lower priced bottle, a mid-priced bottle, and a higher priced bottle to see if the more expensive wines were the most preferred. In two of the three flights, the most expensive bottle was the least preferred by the group. The mid-priced won the Chardonnay flight, the high-priced won the Pinot Noir flight, and the low-priced won the Zinfandel flight.
The Mer Soleil received 11 votes, the Kendall-Jackson received 4 votes, and the Kistler received 0 votes.
The Sojourn received 8 votes, the Ladd received 4 votes, and the La Crema received 3 votes.
The Seghesio received 8 votes, the Klinker Brick received 6 votes, and the Ridge received 1 vote.
Somewhat as expected, price did not correlate to the group's enjoyment of the wines.
2012 Kistler Chardonnay Les Noisetiers 86 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Light gold color, cloudiest of the three. Expressive, big nose of tropical fruits which come across a bit candied. Tart lemon flavors, but some astringent flavors at the end that is really turning me off. A small taste left on day two show the same characteristics.
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2013 Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay Grand Reserve 89 Points
USA, California
Yellow with hints of green. Nose is the most muted, but getting citrus mostly. Tart, lots of buttered popcorn, some stem notes, lots of oak on the finish. Nice, but a bit unbalanced.
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2011 Mer Soleil Chardonnay Reserve Santa Lucia Highlands 91 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
Deepest gold color of the three in the flight. Slow to open up on the nose, but it is becoming more expressive with some time. This is the lightest on its feet, very balanced, a bit of minerality, light tropical fruits, lemon/lime (but not too tart). The oak is in check, it’s not overly buttery, really nice wine and the best of the flight.
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