Community Tasting Note
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dcwino wrote: 92 points
March 29, 2019 - Lost Friday afternoon gathering – Chave, Krug, Churchill, Trimbach, Mugnier and etc. (Black Salt, Washington DC): Medium expressive nose displaying ripe yellow fruit, pineapple, apple, burnt sugar, spicy spices, and steely mineral. Very good concentration, ripe yellow fruit driven palate impression, ripe yet slightly lean, good acidity and mineral and a medium to long ripe yellow fruit driven finish. My guess is a Domestic Chardonnay, perhaps Linden hardscrabble.
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5 Comments
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Rieslingfan commented:
4/3/19, 4:20 AM - I opened a bottle this week, and was stunned at how thin it was on the mid-palate. Odd, as earlier and more recent vintages have had much better depth.
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dcwino commented:
4/3/19, 6:43 PM - It is slightly lean. Not sure why some people think this is Burgundian.
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Rieslingfan commented:
4/4/19, 4:04 AM - Because there isn't any language to describe what it is that will make sense in a general context.
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dcwino commented:
4/4/19, 2:38 PM - That makes sense. I point was that there were several times Rhys was served blind and every single time, it wasn't too difficult to figure out out they are not Burgundy.
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Rieslingfan commented:
4/6/19, 5:10 AM - Think of it more as a sensibility than a literal taste assessment. The use of “Burgundian” to describe California Chardonnay (and Pinot!) is a reaction to the era of huge ripeness/huge oak wines.