Community Tasting Note
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Frank Murray III wrote:
July 24, 2020 - Tasted as part of the Kutch Zoom we did with Jamie this week. As part of the Zoom, I tasted all 4 wines (2018s--Trout Gulch Chard, Signal Ridge PN, Bohan Graveyard PN and McDougall PN). I treated all 4 wines the same way: opened day of the event at Noon, then tasted at 330PM...then again during the event a few hours later...and then finally, retested once more the following day at Noon. Three experiences, with the final tasting having the benefit of 24 hours of aeration. My notes will reflect this continuum, to help understand how this air affected each wine.
As for the Trout Gulch, 13.4% ABV from 40+ year old vines. Yesterday's notes reflect a toastiness in the aromatic (20% new wood is used), along with fresh cut green apple, pineapple and white flowers. Lemony middle-weight with great length of green apple and citrus that persists into the finish. There is freshness here, along with cut/intensity, much as have come to expect from the Kutch Chardonnay program. What I also noticed on the first day was a mango note in the finish, which was unique. Finally, with 24 hours of air, the wine has added some flesh, changing the wine from something that was more linear yesterday to a wine today that is showing power, intensity today. The mango shows up again today, but it's being complemented by a gingery spiciness, pineapple and light mineral. There is nothing heavy here, no glossy notes so if you're looking for a modern style, forget it. This is the Kutch style of acidity and intensity, the reason some of us think that Jamie's Chards equal the best of his Pinots.1 person found this helpful 2,264 views
2 Comments
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WineGold commented:
8/15/20, 8:14 AM - Great note, Frank. We love Jamie's chardonnays.
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Frank Murray III commented:
8/16/20, 10:43 AM - So do I. A few of us were talking yesterday about the 2014 and revisiting a bottle of that again soon.