February 2, 2024 - Decanted for a hour before reporting into the bottle to take to a local restaurant. Bright golden yellow.Nose has a very open knit array of cream, ripe stone fruit, lemon curd, and white florals. Palate is moderate in acidity but does not show as old as it is. Palate is smooth and dense reflecting the nose. Lots of butterscotch is noticeable throughout, especially on the rather lengthy finish. One bottle remains pout of an original six in my cellar. Probably at or near peak, so I will look to finish that one off in the relatively near future.
November 19, 2021 - French and Italian Comparative Tasting Dinner (Middletown Township, NJ, USA): Opened a bottle to splash decant and it was modestly oxidized, so I opened another and it was pristine…so double decanted to take to the tasting. Served opposite a 2014 Pinson Chablis Les Clos. This held its own…slightly richer and more dense…more creamy, but not quite “modern” styled. There was nice texture and creamy citrus, along with hints of ripe melon and vanilla spiced finish. The majority of the group preferred this with the scallop and creamed corn dish but preferred the Chablis on its own. This bottle would have lasted a good deal longer in the cellar but the other was clearly not going to…so I am not sure its predictable how long this may age. In my experience it is hot or miss with these….some do last a long time but the hit rate is not great from an odds point of view. I will probably try my last 2 bottles over the next few months.
July 18, 2019 - Perfectly balanced. Lots of acidity giving freshness but offset by the use of oak which gives a beautiful butterscotch finish. I really enjoyed this 2012 vintage but unfortunately that was my last bottle!
May 7, 2019 - Not the best bottle of this that I have had but very enjoyable nonetheless. I thought that this bottle was a bit light and not as complex as in other years. It lacked the usual depth that I expect from this wine and have gotten in earlier years. this wine had excellent acidity with a hint of minerality. on the palate, the wine showed lemon, honeydew melon, and a hint of green apple. this is a wine that is meant to be drunk over several hours as it changes dramatically with time and air. In this case, it was paired with a dinner course and tasting was limited to one point in time. overall very nice.
May 3, 2019 - Shane’s 5th Annual Game Dinner - Themed “Cinghiale e Piemonte” (Shane and Dina’s Home in NJ/USA): From my cellar and decanted 90 minutes prior to serving with Shane’s hay smoked scallop dish. This was a perfect pairing. The wine is a medium golden, yellow with a nose that had white flowers, minerals, perfume, spice, vanilla and citrus. The acidity was medium+ with a rich chewy mouth feel. Palate has butter (full Malo), limestone, lemon, pear and great texture and depth. The finish is huge with an explosion of flavor when tasted with all the elements of the scallop dish. Together they really “popped”, enhancing the experience of both. Wonderful!
January 26, 2019 - As good as my previous bottles. Golden in colour. Got a little more green apple tonight but overall lovely fruit balanced by a medium+ acidity. Gives way to lovely buttery tertiary flavours. Best Italian Chardonnay I have drunk by a long way.
January 22, 2019 - expressive nose of butterscotch and lemon curd. moderate acidity and a hint of mineral on the palate along with some citrus and tropical fruits. This vintage was a little light and a touch too ripe compared to other vintages I have had of this wine. The heat of the year robbed this wine of its usual structure. Nonetheless, a very enjoyable wine
January 22, 2019 - This is the 5th or 6th different vintage I've had of this wine. This was taken to a mostly Barbaresco tasting with a wine group in Philadelphia at the Union League Club. The wine was a deep lemon gold yellow color with a rather effusive nose of honey, butterscotch, poached pear and minerals. The palate was bright with medium+ acidity and flavors of wet stones, pear, apple and a touch of honey but yet was lean and somewhat closed. I got some salinity on the finish. Very enjoyable and different than the usual CA or French rendition of the grape. I think this will last a few more years and may yet improve. It also needs a good deal of air to begin to open up either in your glass or a decanter.
January 22, 2019 - Wow! Very unusual expression of chardonnay, HUGE aromatic nose. Buttercotch, honey, balanced acidity on the palate. Very smooth and easy to drink. This started our Langhe wine tasting experience at the Union League, enjoyed at the beginning and end of the meal. Thanks Dave for bringing this. Delicious!
July 16, 2018 - I guess this is as good as Chardonnay (and therefore white wine besides Timorasso) gets In Piedmont.
Having said this, the bouquet convinces with white chocolate, butter scotch and peaches.
The palate offers a creamy mouthfeel but also balancing citrus fruit, so it does not tire you out. I think this wine is true to its house style (modern and rich). The only difference being that Nebbiolo (and therefore the Romirasco) creates world class wines and Chardonnay blossoms in other regions of planet wine to its greatest expression.