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2013 Smoking Loon Chardonnay Steelbird

Chardonnay

  • USA
  • California
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Community Tasting Notes 5

  • Blhoag8 Likes this wine: 86 points

    September 8, 2019 - Fruity with enough acidity for balance

  • justinpowers Does not like this wine:

    August 16, 2015 - Citrusy and maybe a little tropical fruit up front, followed by orange pith on the back end. Creaminess coats the tongue, acidity seems unbalanced. I don't think I'd call it bad, but I would say that I didn't care for it.

  • kanjimoti wrote: 84 points

    June 18, 2015 - The objective here was to find an inexpensive swigger that wasn't sweet. This was it. Bit of a zesty finish here with a medium body all for under $6. I dropped $200 on a bottle of Leflaive the other night and only got a glass of it so this made me feel better about the whole situation.

  • evanqian Does not like this wine: 80 points

    May 29, 2015 - California Holiday 2015; 5/20/2015-6/2/2015 (Napa Valley / San Francisco City): pale lemon/straw yellow, clean. some tropical fruits and floral, reasonably moderate but not very clear. medium fresh acidity, but without any support to keep balance. a little bitter and hot in finish. it's not very easy to find a proper unoaked style for California Chardonnay.

    Ap: 5/5; Ar: 10/15; Palate: 13/20; overall: 2+0/10
    TOTAL: 80/100

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  • By Richard Jennings
    10/22/2015 (link) 83 points

    (Smoking Loon Chardonnay Steelbird) Light yellow color; lemon, light vanilla, pear nose; medium bodied, pear, ripe apple palate with low acidity; short-medium finish (13.5% alcohol)

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2013
  • Type White
  • Producer Smoking Loon
  • Varietal Chardonnay
  • Designation Steelbird
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country USA
  • Region California
  • SubRegion n/a
  • Appellation California
  • UPC Code 017444000893

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  • Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
  • In Cellars 20 (18%)
  • Consumed 92 (82%)

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