December 24, 2023 - Sun kissed for sure, some oak for sure, but still with enough acidity to keep this more or less balanced. Apples and citrus, hints of white flowers, some oak (a touch clumsy), and good acidity and even some salinity. Should drink well for at least 3 more yrs, judging by this bottle.
August 26, 2023 - Just ok
May 31, 2022 - A nice chard with notes of crisp white fruit, citrus, minerals, minimal oak. Paired nicely with crab cakes.
May 23, 2022 - Mineral focused with sea breeze and slate notes. Citrus and some stone fruit. Not deep , but clean and elegant.
August 16, 2021 - Clear and medium straw in color. Herbaceous aromas with minerality and citrus. Rich but balanced
June 22, 2021 - Well made A nice rich malo style Chardonnay. Good acidity, but nothing particularly special. But again.... super clean and well done.
June 21, 2021 - Citrus notes with oak balanced with refreshing acidity
April 13, 2021 - High minerality, low oak. Tart citrus. Better with trout than lobster.
January 29, 2021 - Retail $55. Clones 17 and 95. The Sangiacomo Family considers the Roberts Road Vineyard as the most prestigious that the family farms and when paired with Philippe Melka’s guiding hand, well, one can pretty much guarantee a stellar wine. And it is. Pale straw in the glass with plenty of aromas to dissect: rich lemon curd, acacia blooms, a flinty minerality, and touches of white smoke, vanilla, and oak (but by *no means* “oaky”). The palate is fantastic with subtle citrus fruit, just the right amount of heft, wet crushed stone, and a unifying tartness that is always present but never dominant. I was first introduced to Westwood a few years ago and I mentioned to managing partner Carl Stanton at a dinner in Manhattan that he needed to produce more whites. So far he has not listened to me. After tasting this wine, I’m calling him tomorrow and I’m going to make him listen. Whoa.
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January 6, 2021 - I drank this quite cold as my cellar is cold (sub 50 degrees F) right now and stored part of the bottle outside overnight. That said, think this is in a nice place right now. Nose of perfectly ripe orchard fruit. Lemon-lime on the palate initially, hint of spice (from the barrel?), then a nice long, creamy finish with notes of ripe lime. Very good QPR.