March 9, 2020 - Liked it
June 27, 2019 - Light yellow with an inch pour. Smoothly textured plus brightly fruity with a Meyer Lemon taste. Amply structured by a skin tannin and lively acidity. Excellent with diverse foods.
February 15, 2019 - Interesting well made chard. Carneros ava. This is one of several bottles consumed over the past few years. Finding it at a mature stage where is has transitioned from a youthful zippy crisp chard to one with smoother character, a just a touch of oak and butter. Very good
October 11, 2018 - Smooth butter, not complex, earth, subtle fruit.
Great QPR for a buttery chardonnay.
Me - 89, Wife - 90
December 30, 2017 - mellowing nicely. great with lobster, full-bodied chard.
April 22, 2017 - WSET Diploma - North America (SF): $28
Clear, deep-yellow color.
Elevated intensity nose.
- noble reduction: struck match, gunflint
- ripe pommaceous fruit - yellow apples
- hint of Meyer lemon
- youthful pear
- hint of oak on the nose - nutmeg and cinnamon
- well-integrated nose with a fair amount of complexity
- Kettle-corn - butter and toast, sweet caramel and a bit of salinity.
Palate
- Dry with a ripe attack
- Full-bodied
- high alcohol - feels 14% (actually 14.1%)
- heavy texture
- medium plus acid
- some bitterness from wood
Overripe lemon, ripe peach.
There's a sweet/stale buttery bitterness from overt oak. Butterscotch.
This is a good example of premium Napa Chardonnay.
This wine has beautiful aromatics, and classic intensity one would want from CA Chardonnay. However on the palate it lacks the acid tension and refinement on the finish of the best examples. The hot and bitter finish detracts from the aromatic quality.
25% New French Oak, 75% Used French Oak
April 14, 2017 - Opens with big time oak/malo flavors. Oak is predominant aroma with some floral notes to it. Butterscotch and bitter almond dominates the palate, with a nice minerality on the finish.
March 6, 2017 - Blind tasted. Pretty obvious, I said Sonoma Chard.
January 28, 2017 - Medium lemon colour on the appearance.
Minerals and hawthorn aromas on the nose with a touch of yoghurt, lemon peel and some oaky sense.
Light oily structure with yellow apple and citrus flavours. Good concentrated plate and the finish is of vanilla, cotton candy.
August 26, 2016 - An impressive ringer for a high quality white Burgundy, closest to a Meursault. Clear yellow, crisp acidity, lemon fruit, silky, mouth watering, mouth coating, creamy butter, caressing, moderate 14% alcohol, subtle French oak, aged lees, and good concentration. Superb with many foods, including hummus made from chickpea and white beans, and rice cooked with chicken broth and cut kalamata olives.