February 9, 2024 - Not my favorite Chardonnay for sure. Nice initial flavors but then it tapered off and had very little finish. Didn’t love the nose either. Weird for a Platt Vineyard Chardonnay (which we usually really like). Would not buy again
October 27, 2023 - Great depth and nice fruit with a touch of oak. Very nice.
September 4, 2023 - I liked it a lot, it's pretty much ready. On the nose you get springs and flowers from Roses to Lavendar. On the Palette it can be somewhat buttery but balances out with crisped nuanced complexity of a heartier Chardonnay. This is very my style until I started tasting some sourness. I mean what gives? The only way I found that could get rid of the sourness / Acidity was to re-fridge it down to a very cold temperature or have some cheese then it's ever blissful again. Drink at 50 degree or less and keep it there unless you want some lemons. It would be a 97 if it weren't so finicky as it got warmer.
June 6, 2023 - TOP SHELF WINE WEEKEND: There were a couple of Auberts in the tasting that I inadvertently dodged and for whatever reason was unable to conjure up the logistical prowess to get to them and proffer some sort of comparison between the Auberts and the Vice Versa Platt. That said, I’ll say that I can pretty much guess the obvious here (I’m a master at guessing the obvious by the way), specifically in that the VV is typically the more acidic and popping in profile relative to the stylistically creamy and pillowy Auberts. This to me is a stylistic thing. Much like Champagne and Ultramarine, it’s ok to like both styles, though I admittedly gravitate more toward the acid and uber fresh lemon juice contour over the riper and sweeter style (so, full disclosure there).
I’ve written multiple tasting notes on the VV specifically, so I’ll simply say that this bottle was consistent with previous experiences. Great verve and focus, with elevated yellow citrus brilliance. One of the few domestic Chardonnays out there that I’m drawn to.
May 28, 2023 - Wild and Crazy Memorial Weekend - Sunday (Chris' Castle aka Melissa's Manor): Small pour.....think honey butter on toast, but with a citric streak! Second time I have had VVChard (other was a 19). This one is showing what a little age can do, and it's quite nice! Should continue to improve, IMO. Like the creamy pear and streak of chalky minerality. Solid 95 for my palate.
May 28, 2023 - Best of the World Wine Night (ex-Italy) (The csimm_M Estate): Sooo, I’m feeling pretty inflationary with my scoring compared to fellow guests and friends WBW and BS *except* when it comes to VV. I’ve had, and have another bottle in tow, the ‘19 of this, found it very well made, as I have all VV wines, with admirable precision, focus and intensity, but . . . Somehow, cold. The citric and rocky minerality notes are well-etched and demand attention, but I’m just not sure that there’s that much behind them. I felt that a bit with the ‘19 when I drank it on its own, but with the more personality, at least for me, driven Auberts within literal reach this time around, the feeling was only more profound. I like this and admire it; I’m just not sure I’ll ever quite get to loving it, at least as long as Luc and Mark stay active in the 707. 94-95+
May 28, 2023 - Memorial Madness at Case de Chris y Melissa - Day 2 of 2: Crisp, refreshing, mineral driven chard. Very chablis like almost in style. I dig it. There is just nothing to complain here. Maybe slightly less complex than say the Lauren but more interesting than the La Pelle Chard I had a month or two ago. Not to be missed
May 28, 2023 - Memorial Day Weekend, Day 2: The Great Gatsby: Aromas of dark and deep yellow fruits, with a gentle prickliness.
Deep and intense fruits on the palate. Fruit coated minerals with bitter honey, and a gentle prickliness.
Good as usual but was beat out by a notch with the Aubert Lauren.
January 20, 2023 - As always CSIMM nails it, 100% agree with him.
October 27, 2022 - Every time I pop the cork on this wine, I fall in love with it all over again. It is totally my jam and one of the best representations of Chardonnay in California out there. It is (unfortunately) unique in that it is not an oak slathered movie popcorn bucket lemonade stand experience like so many of its peers in the Golden State. The purity of fruit shines through, carried by beams of acidity that can't help but be compared to top performers across the Atlantic. Its relatives are more Burgundian than Californiac. Really the only thing domestic here is the intensity and darting power that pushes the crystalline flavors forward. Otherwise, those looking for liquid powdered sugar lemon cheesecake bars should probably venture elsewhere. I hear Barefoot has an 'on-tap' box Chardonnay now; so...you're welcome...