March 6, 2021 - Nez sur les pommes vertes. Popcorn au beurre en arrière plan qui s’estompe après quelques minutes. Bouche grasse, minérale et boisée. L’élevage en barrique de chêne français est encore présent à ce stade . Plus bourguignon que californien dans son approche. Me fait penser un peu à un Meursault. S’améliore au fur et à mesure qu’il s’aère. Très beau vin de gastronomie. Attendez 2-3 ans si vous êtes capable pour permettre au bois de s’intégrer un peu, mais cela n’est pas assez gênant pour s’empêcher de le déguster dès maintenant. Je vous recommande toutefois de le carafer quelques minutes avant de servir.
February 20, 2021 - Upon first opening, this seemed a bit flat and like it needed some air. Acidity wasn't really there, especially when compared to the 2016 I drank a few weeks back which was in a really good place. Decanted for ~2h, but even then, the wine didn't seem like it wanted to give much at this time. Some stone fruit and white flowers and you could taste a bit of richness from the elevage, but nothing really detailed. This may be in a bit of a shut down phase right now and could probably benefit from some time in bottle. Will revisit another bottle in a few years. The 2016 in comparison seems to be in a much better place right now and I'll be drinking those
February 13, 2021 - This was really a hit with the tuna melt at Wine and Roses in Lodi two nights ago and still beautiful last night with the gumbo special from Dundee Bistro. Nice balance of crisp minerality and richness. I agree with another taster about how this would be fun to compare with the Goodfellow Durant Chard as both are awesome.
February 12, 2021 - Just picked up a couple more bottles of both this and the '18, and this is as good today as it was when I tried it last year. Chardonnay in a crisp, minerally style, so if you are seeking buttery notes, this is probably not for you. At least IMO, and although I'm not doing it today, these are fun to try side-by-side with the Durant made by Marcus Goodfellow.
February 3, 2021 - Similar to previous notes, a solid Chardonnay which is drinking wonderfully now, no need to age
December 5, 2020 - Green apple, citrus, mineral salty rich mouth. Lovely mandarine-clementine juice mixed with oaky spices on the acid finish. Drank just after Pouilly-Fuissé château des Rontets 2017 les Birbettes 2017 which was clearly the better wine.
August 28, 2020 - Good
August 3, 2020 - From last week or so, no formal TNs. A mineral inflected nose showed great potential that was only partially realized on the palate at this early stage. Good QPR here.
June 5, 2020 - Boy, the nose on this is totally different than the Goodfellow. Something like a lemon cream note - definitely citrus, at any rate.
Like the Goodfellow, also a wine with great persistence - a finish that I am still tasting as I type this. I had been wanting to try the Patricia Green side by side with the Goodfellow, and off today, I'd say we have two wines that feel like they will easily be around and providing drinking pleasure for another 10 years.
March 12, 2020 - Plush and creamy with a nice acidic backbone.