Smash Wine Bar (Seattle)
Tasted Saturday, February 21, 2009 by tarheel17 with 712 views
Chardonnays
Pinot Noir (Okanagan Vineyards wine is missing - not input to CT and I don't have the label?)
Bonus wine from OR!
Syrahs
A treat from Scott G (the 'real' Scott G)
1991 Kalin Cellars Chardonnay Cuvée LV 93 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
My notes are probably far from subjective for this wine: I'd been looking forward to opening this for quite some time.
nose: sweet butter notes, some smokiness and then after an hour or so open, some mushroom dust came through too.
palate:beautifully balanced, with a white pepper finish. Definitely slightly burnt caramel flavors on the midpalate. It was full and rich, but not overly so. Not the in-your-face butterbomb from CA. More restrained, but still flaunting it's stuff. Super elegant, this was my WOTN by miles.
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2005 Hay Shed Hill Chardonnay Pitchfork
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
same as previous notes.
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2007 Montevina Chardonnay 81 Points
USA, California
A friend shared their wine club selection. I have never heard of this winery, and I don't see much on CT, but this entry looks right...?
Anyway, the wine I tasted was a 2007 chardonnay.
the nose was full of starfruit and was quite fun.
palate was thinnger than I expected, tasting of starburst candies, with an empty midpalate and no finish. Except a faint bitterness that remained. I liked the nose. The palate not so much.
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