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Community Tasting Notes 151
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AllRed wrote: 93 points
March 3, 2024 - Our penultimate bottle, popped & poured. Lovely youthful appearance. Abundant orchard fruit and floral tones. Full-bodied with flavors of orchard fruit, jasmine and mineral. Hints of coconut underneath. I hope our final bottle shows as well.
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acidqueen wrote: 92 points
March 2, 2024 - Medium yellow gold color. Still drinking well although showing age of course. Good acid. Pretty fresh. Mineral, citrus with an underlying density. You could mistake this for an aged white burgundy or richer Chablis. Remarkable and impressive. I wouldn’t keep this longer but it is quite good now. My other bottle a few weeks ago was slightly more advanced.
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Spth115 Likes this wine: 92 points
December 31, 2023 - We had tasted this 2010 at the Winery in May 2023, and it still held much of its original color and taste. For new years, it had a much stronger yellow color and richer taste. Excellent for being 13 years old!
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mcdoom04 wrote: flawed
October 2, 2023 - Oxidized, too bad, held this a little too long and was looking forward to it
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oldwines Likes this wine: 95 points
April 8, 2023 - Bright lemon yellow with a green tinge. Not sign of oxidation or age. Slightly reductive nose with hints of vanilla then white flowers, lemongrass, white peach, pear and apple. Palate is fresh and energetic with notes of limestone, pear, lemon, etc. Really lovely. Great texture and length. Shockingly youthful for its age. Probably at or near peak enjoyment! Second bottle in 3 weeks that was superb.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2010
- Type White
- Producer Chateau Montelena
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Codes 086003051843, 733555350923, 733555351029, 733555351227, 733555381125, 733555381323
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 12 (0%)
- In Cellars 1,019 (34%)
- Consumed 1,950 (65%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Lobster, Pan fried sea scallops, Pasta primavera -- New York Times recipe -- delicious together, Salmon, spicy spanish chicken and dijon scallion sauceWho Likes This Wine
96% Like It 84 votes
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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