Community Tasting Note

• Andrew Christiansen Likes this wine:

  July 12, 2013 - Excellent balance between crisp, citrus themed fruit and tangy acidity. Perfect summer Chardonnay and a nice meal complement. A non-traditional, new-wave CA Chardonnay without the enamel-striping acidity and under-ripe fruit of many IPOB efforts, at least to my palate. As a chablis lover I expect CA Chardonnay to exhibit similar qualities or I won't bother, which is likely unfair, but it's my preference. The AR Santa Cruz was not a Chablis ringer, at least until day two when a subtle saline note emerged, but it was similar in cut and weight, which is all I ask. If wineries like AR, Copain, Rhys et al keep releasing Chardonnays made in this style (crisp, bright, sans butter and wood), I might finally grow to love CA Chardonnay, or at least a small, emerging subset of it. Rombauer lovers should look elsewhere-you've been warned.

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