7/3/2023 - Gerhard3 Likes this wine:

What a great wine! Rather than oxidative notes, I feel "velo" - crianza biológica. Some smoky notes, too. In the mouth, a delightful contrast of rich and slighty alcoholic on the one hand, and salty and austere on the other. Really my style of Chardonnay, a grape variety that I often find quite boring. The combination with (fat and big) oysters and sea urchins was mind-blowing.

6/25/2022 - Keith Levenberg Likes this wine:

Wow, I figured this would be good but I wasn't prepared for such a knock-your-socks-off experience. This is playing at a whole 'nother level relative to all the prior vintages I've had (including the "year of Margaux" 2015) and I can only figure it's one of those cases of vintage style and estate style colliding to get the best out of each. That 2018 warmth is ratcheting the fruit intensity up above the norm but it is still vibrantly red-fruited with lots of snap and zing notwithstanding the saucy, glossy veneer. Somehow it also has an airy presence in the mouth with a sense of space and dimension the result of which is that it doesn't slather the palate as many wines with similarly constituted fruit might, but instead taking a sip is like poking your tongue into a whole other world where the sky is blood red and it's raining sheets of Margaux wine. Slosh it around and you'll find loads of crushed gravel under the glossy fruit veneer and a corresponding texture that's coarse-grained without being tough or abrasive.

6/21/2020 - Seanwsmithm3 wrote:

A trio of Domestic Chardonnay; 6/18/2020-6/23/2020 (Sean's House in the Santa Cruz Mountains): Bright yellow and clear in the glass. The nose starts with seashells, white fruit, and some melon. Nice acidity along with lemon and white fruits hit the front of the palate. I get some melon on the mid-palate that leads into a medium-long finish. Creamy mouthfeel but not over-oaked. Bright acidity front to back. Best CA Chardonnay QPR I've had. Punches way about its weight, and it stands toe to toe my favorite QPR champions from Oregon. Excellent wine.

12/13/2020 - stargull Likes this wine:

An absolute belter of a wine.