Community Tasting Notes 7

• bavaur wrote: 87 points

  April 1, 2021 - Chilled and a splash decant. Super fizzy, almost champagne-like. I was leaning towards marking this as flawed but it settled down after ten minutes. Fairly simple creamy nose with with a bit of citrus. Similar on the palate with a touch of white flowers. Definitely didn’t catch this in the best place and it didn’t stand up well to some 2018 samples that were on a different level.

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• e-r.portzline wrote: 88 points

  May 2, 2020 - Much more oak than expected on the nose and mid palate when first opened. More oak on the finish as the wine opened. I don’t recall any oak when tasting it at the winery 2 years ago. A day later, not as much oak on the nose or palate, but a wood-reminiscent abrupt finish.

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• Madera16 wrote: flawed

  March 1, 2020 - Vivian brought for OTBN. Sadly corked. In spite of that, good texture and acid.
  
  We tried the plastic wrap decant a week later. But better, some butter and hazelnut. Could have been great.

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• VinoViking Likes this wine: 87 points

  March 19, 2019 - Nice flavors - strong citrus. Seems to have an effervescence that dominated. Is this to be expected?

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• kchantastic wrote:

  June 21, 2018 - Note from the winery: Always a wine of complexity, each additional year of vine age seems to add layers of weight and texture. Sea air and Meyer lemon jump from the glass balanced by a flinty mineral tone, notes of orange blossom and a lengthy finish. Aged for 11 months in 15% New French Oak, 30% Nomblot Concrete Egg, and 10% Stainless Steel. Bottled unfined, unfiltered. You may want to consider grabbing a magnum or two and cracking it open on the beach with a bounty of oysters. Drink now – 2027

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• Vintage 2016
• Type White
• Producer Failla
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Estate Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Fort Ross - Seaview

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• In Cellars 67 (42%)
• Consumed 92 (58%)

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