Community Tasting Notes 25

• Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

  December 1, 2010 - Very solid. I'm seldom a fan of malo in my Chard, but this seemed to work OK for me. Plenty of tropical notes leading the nose into a well detailed palate of fleshy white orchard fruits and tropical treats. The acid backbone is a thing of beauty as it keeps everything in balance and gives the needed lift for the nearly cumbersome load of fruits. Works really well with complex pairing dishes and has a few more solid years ahead of it. Approx $20, 14,0% abv, drink thru 2013.

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• pikemasterflash wrote:

  March 17, 2010 - Same note as last time, maybe even a little better.

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• rmodak wrote: 89 points

  April 8, 2009 - Not the most complex wine, but an honest wine with apple/pear, judicious oak, and tropical floral notes with a crisp finish. Worked great with scallops.

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• stoneb wrote: 89 points

  March 2, 2009 - Golden color. Fruit-driven nose with somewhat heavy-handed oak. Good balance of acidity, fruit, and oak and (sadly) just a touch of heat on the finish. Still quite enjoyable and a very nice chardonnay for the price.

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• z_willus_d wrote: 87 points

  November 19, 2008 - 1hr decant time. Rich, Martinelli's apple juice color. NOSE- burnt rubber on street component, banana peel, oak, but not much fruit to speak of; lite tropical scents coming through as kiwi-tangerine, citrus. This is very creamy and lush with medium/heavy body throughout the cycle. Citrusy acid presents itself front to back, as do tangerine and apple flavors entwined by toasty oak and vanilla. This completes with a rather bitter finish (grapefruit), less tang more sour. The mouthfeel is very nice and silky, this wine's best attribute IMO; mid-palate is full enough. The oak influence is somewhat overdone. I could use more minerals and a higher level of richness in the flavors. To me this is good but certainly far from great. The high acid helps with food. I've had 2 bottles of this now, and neither overly impressed me. But I see a lot of respected tasters raving for this wine. Perplexing to me.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type White
• Producer Nugan Estate
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Frasca's Lane
• Country Australia
• Region Victoria
• SubRegion North East
• Appellation King Valley
• UPC Code 831881000304

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• In Cellars 92 (29%)
• Consumed 224 (71%)

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