Hay, overripe, biscuit, warm bread notes at first, high intensity, bittery, overripe tropical notes, honey, mango jam. Palate with med body, same character as the nose, overripe, lacks acidity, a touch warm (13%), rather short finish. Called this US Chardonnay
South Africa, Coastal Region, Cape Peninsula, Constantia
Lean, spicy, flint, green fruit at first. Oak oriented, citrus, lean again, "cold fruit", a touch planky, spicy bacon Palate is the same, green fruit, med body, spicy, med to high acidity, persistent finish, angry texture, feels quite youthful. Called this French Chardonnay
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
Fresh, youthful, green, grassy, some oak at first. Ripe fruit, some fresh grassy notes, ripe mango/apricot, oak frame decorated with dried banana bits. Palate shows med body, green bitter notes, green apple, warmth, a bit angry texture, med finish. Damn, called this Chile
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Lean, flinty, citrus, oak at first, very light color, almost transparent. Again lean but also a bit different, some hay/dry grass notes, green fruit, bacon/savoury spicy notes. Palate shows med body, med to high acidity, youthful, very fresh, long finish. Called Australia on this one.
Lean, austere, flint, some green notes. Palate is ripe, sweet notes, ripe stone fruit, oaky frame, warm, med to high acidity, med to long finish. With time, the wine explodes in the glass, iodine, full oaky, palate with ripe fruit, med body, high acidity, mineral, long finish
Oak, ripe fruit, buttery, tropical fruit at first. Less profound, again green notes. Palate with med body, tense, austere, aggressive, warmth, long finish. With time, you get a certain green sweet/ripe fruit note.
Green, fresh, ripe at first. Less intense than Valmur, round stone fruit, a few sweet spice notes, some green fruit notes. Palate shows ripe fruit, very warm, high acidity, bitter, med finish
Ripe fruit, oaky, full spicy at first. The wine shows ripe to overripe apricot, sweet spices, floral notes. Palate shows high intensity, med body, apricot, warmth, tannins, med finish
Black fruit core, clove, bold and massive at first. Black fruit, warm, liqueur, fruit in alcohol, tight tannins, long finish. -/- Covers the tongue and goes forward while Cote Rotie quator feels like covering half of the breadth of the tongue. An interesting discovery for spotting them blind
2021 Viña Aquitania Chardonnay Sol de Sol
Chile, Malleco Valley
Hay, overripe, biscuit, warm bread notes at first, high intensity, bittery, overripe tropical notes, honey, mango jam.
Palate with med body, same character as the nose, overripe, lacks acidity, a touch warm (13%), rather short finish.
Called this US Chardonnay
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2020 Klein Constantia Chardonnay
South Africa, Coastal Region, Cape Peninsula, Constantia
Lean, spicy, flint, green fruit at first. Oak oriented, citrus, lean again, "cold fruit", a touch planky, spicy bacon
Palate is the same, green fruit, med body, spicy, med to high acidity, persistent finish, angry texture, feels quite youthful.
Called this French Chardonnay
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2021 Cambria Chardonnay Katherine's Vineyard
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
Fresh, youthful, green, grassy, some oak at first.
Ripe fruit, some fresh grassy notes, ripe mango/apricot, oak frame decorated with dried banana bits.
Palate shows med body, green bitter notes, green apple, warmth, a bit angry texture, med finish.
Damn, called this Chile
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2022 Shaw and Smith Chardonnay M3 Vineyard
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Lean, flinty, citrus, oak at first, very light color, almost transparent.
Again lean but also a bit different, some hay/dry grass notes, green fruit, bacon/savoury spicy notes.
Palate shows med body, med to high acidity, youthful, very fresh, long finish.
Called Australia on this one.
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2022 Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Valmur
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Lean, austere, flint, some green notes.
Palate is ripe, sweet notes, ripe stone fruit, oaky frame, warm, med to high acidity, med to long finish.
With time, the wine explodes in the glass, iodine, full oaky, palate with ripe fruit, med body, high acidity, mineral, long finish
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2022 Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Oak, ripe fruit, buttery, tropical fruit at first. Less profound, again green notes.
Palate with med body, tense, austere, aggressive, warmth, long finish.
With time, you get a certain green sweet/ripe fruit note.
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2022 Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Green, fresh, ripe at first. Less intense than Valmur, round stone fruit, a few sweet spice notes, some green fruit notes.
Palate shows ripe fruit, very warm, high acidity, bitter, med finish
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2020 Stéphane Montez / Domaine de Monteillet Condrieu Chanson
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
Ripe fruit, oaky, full spicy at first.
The wine shows ripe to overripe apricot, sweet spices, floral notes.
Palate shows high intensity, med body, apricot, warmth, tannins, med finish
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2021 Aleris wines Agiorgitiko Talisman
Greece, Peloponnisos, Peloponnese
Fragrant, sour cherry, med body, juicy tannins, ripe fresh red fruit, cherry notes, some peach youthful notes, warmth, med to long finish
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2018 M. Chapoutier Côte-Rôtie Quatuor
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
Black fruit, bold tannins, full body, structured, a bit warm, mineral
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2018 M. Chapoutier Hermitage La Sizeranne
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Black fruit core, clove, bold and massive at first.
Black fruit, warm, liqueur, fruit in alcohol, tight tannins, long finish.
-/-
Covers the tongue and goes forward while Cote Rotie quator feels like covering half of the breadth of the tongue. An interesting discovery for spotting them blind
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2021 M. Chapoutier Crozes-Hermitage Les Meysonniers
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
More red fruit, steely, med to high acidity, some herbal notes
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2020 M. Chapoutier Saint-Joseph Les Granilites
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Saint-Joseph
Highly aggressive, warmth, red fruit, steely, full body
-/-
My nose was pretty closed at this point
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2019 M. Chapoutier Cornas Temenos Flawed
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
corked
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