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2012 Trefethen Chardonnay
Chardonnay
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Oak Knoll District
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Community Tasting Notes 9
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jmottern Likes this wine: 92 points
September 20, 2017 - A very nice medium body California chardonnay. Good nose with nice fruit that included a hint of vanilla. Good long finish with a touch of minerality.
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catlady Likes this wine: 92 points
May 19, 2017 - Lovely balanced Chardonnay. Drank with a mushroom scallop dish. Sift but still tasted the acid. Good pairing. H
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Neecies Likes this wine: 88 points
May 7, 2015 - At J & A's. Light straw colored. Elegant and creamy, old school pear and apple/no tropics, highly acceptable but a tad lighter-bodied than expected for the vintage.
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chatters wrote:
October 9, 2014 - Six nations tasting (Pyrmont): peach fruit, slight butter notes on the nose….initial spritz on the palate, then the wine is quite tangy with alcohol warmth intruding on the long finish. Hmm.
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La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 90 points
September 2, 2014 - This straw-colored Chardonnay offers attractive aromas of green apples, lime, pear and spice. Light-to-medium-bodied, freshly acidic, lightly oaked and with well-integrated alcohol (listed as 14.1%), it serves up tart apple, ginger and lemon curd on the palate, flavors which persist nicely through the middle as well as through the medium-length, crisp finish. Trefethen's vineyards are in the southern Napa Valley's Oak Knoll district, which is a very favorable location for growing Chardonnay. The marine-influenced climate is cooler than more northerly locations in the Valley, and the loamy soils are well-drained. Commentary regarding the lack of capability for Chardonnay from these vineyards is simply not accurate. Drink now-2019.
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By Richard Jennings
10/29/2015 (link) 87 points(Trefethen Chardonnay) Light straw yellow color; pear gelee, vanilla, sweet butter, graham cracker nose; pear, light vanilla, light butter palate with good balancing acidity; medium-plus finish (14.1% alcohol) 87+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type White
- Producer Trefethen
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Oak Knoll District
- UPC Code 013024070010
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 122 (36%)
- Consumed 216 (64%)
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- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
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