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2009 Pyramid Valley Chardonnay Lion's Tooth
Chardonnay
- New Zealand
- South Island
- Canterbury
- Waipara
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Community Tasting Notes 16
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Derek Darth Taster wrote: 96 points
November 3, 2022 - Pyramid Valley tasting at 67PM with Steve Smith MW. Drank in Zalto Universal. Perfect provenance bottle.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, yelow lemon colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, pronounced intesnity, with aromas of aged nutty integrated oak with lovely honey drops, citrus lemon cake, soft creme brulee. Developed.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of honey drops, citrus lemon cake, nuts, creme brulee. Long finish.
Excellent quality. Love it. Such aged goodness. -
thomaskeil wrote: 91 points
April 12, 2020 - Color beginning to connote age. Nuttiness, white and tropical fruits, some mineral on nose. Palate has definite oily fruit weight with persisting flavor and presence. Decent acid balance, again with some mineral. Good expression of new world chard, but lacks elegance and precision.
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kunxiao Likes this wine: 92 points
August 15, 2017 - Buttery, floral.
Round palate and minerals.
Excellent wines. -
JBVino Likes this wine:
December 28, 2015 - Continued really good experiences w chards from this producer. Surprisingly solid acidity, good balance and length w some fun secondary flavors.
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TiggerK wrote: 92 points
March 2, 2015 - Well I almost made it a year before drinking my last one! Biodynamic theme out for dinner after a Joly tasting, so this fitted the bill perfectly. Quite happy I opened it now rather than later, it seems quite well developed and in a good place. Acid has dropped away a touch, overall quite rich and harmonious.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type White
- Producer Pyramid Valley
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Lion's Tooth
- Country New Zealand
- Region South Island
- SubRegion Canterbury
- Appellation Waipara
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 25 (27%)
- Consumed 68 (73%)
Food Pairing
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- RegionSouth Island
- SubRegionCanterbury
- AppellationWaipara
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