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White
2005 Babcock Chardonnay Rita's Earth Cuvée
Chardonnay
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Sta. Rita Hills
Label borrowed from 2004
Community Tasting Notes 13
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jlgnml wrote: 85 points
July 8, 2011 - Weak, lacked fruit, nice but would have been better if drunked earlier
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pvetsch wrote:
May 31, 2010 - Blah...very little fruit, overwhelming buttery/toasty notes, almost synthetic flavour and unbalanced high alcohol. I bought this looking for an oaked Chardonnay, but this is too much. Never again.
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eastover wrote:
August 9, 2009 - Sunday night at home with grilled swordfish. Herb and Elaine came over.
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JerzeyJohn wrote: 86 points
February 2, 2008 - ok wine, but not impressed at this price. Light oak, mineral with citrus fruit nose
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neighborbill wrote: 87 points
December 11, 2007 - Hint of mineral & acid balanced by a bit of fruit & vanilla
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
Some Wines I Wanted To Try, Episode #229, 5/2/2007 (link) 80 points(BABCOCK CHARDONNAY RITA'S EARTH) #4; VaynerPAZZZ; COLOR-medium golden; NOSE-tight, hints of: creamy, oak, roasted marshmallow, burnt butter; TASTE-very disjointed, lots of heat, dirty socks, mineral driven, little Oak, very average at best; RP-90; GV-80
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type White
- Producer Babcock
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation Rita's Earth Cuvée
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Sta. Rita Hills
- UPC Code 670013000726
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 36 (32%)
- Consumed 78 (68%)
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
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