November 25, 2014 - More perfumed than the earlier bottles I've had. Still good and lovely tropical fruit, pineapple and grapefruit clear hints of vanilla from the oak as well.
April 17, 2014 - Really good QOR. Good Chardonay smmoth and lots of tropical fruit
January 11, 2014 - Impresive QPR - lots exotic fruits and good length in the mouth
August 23, 2013 - Clear, golden straw color. On the palate: herbs, spices, vanilla, star fruit, nectarine, citrus, a little honey, and substantial oak. Considerably different in style, in a good way, from the typical chardonnay. For its style, a well crafted wine.
March 28, 2013 - Nice class had it for passover. Lots of exotic fruit in the nose. Might improve with more time in the basement.
December 9, 2012 - Not as good as the 2008, but still a lovely wine with lots of exotic fruit notes.
July 8, 2012 - The colour of the Yarden Chardonnay was pretty regular for a relatively young Chardonnay. Not too dark and not too bright. So, nothing really to mention! The nose was totally dominated by intense scents of tangerines and some rather aged lemons. After a while hints of herbal fragrances and bergamots developed. I guess the nose was very fine, I liked it, but maybe a bit slick, a bit broad and a bit too muscle mania. Surely not very complex one! At first the taste was extremely buttery and over-wooded. This impression eased after approximately an hour. Then, the fruitful flavours of tangerines, herb’ish bergamots as well as a bit sweet’ish aged lemons took over. Rather elegant vanilla flavours, here and there some fresh honey and milk (?, probably just me) joined the club. Not a lot of depth or challenging demands. For me a bit too slick and peachy! Somehow it reminded me of a decent and reasonable Sonoma Chardonnay. Can’t really tell you why! In blind tasting I would have "wagered": 100% California! A little bit less alcohol (14,5%) would have been nice. To be honest, it was a little bit too rough from the alcohol and muscle side! But not too disturbing! Still a very decent Chardonnay for not too much money (if I compare it with its Californian siblings). Maybe a bit too young!