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• Brian Glas Likes this wine: 92 points

  November 5, 2023 - Tasted after 60 minutes of air. Pear fruit. Some sweetness. Good balancing acid. Some nuttiness. Good tang. Mineral. Good persistence.

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• PinotPaul Likes this wine: 92 points

  August 14, 2023 - Lovely, well balanced Chard.

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• Brian Glas Likes this wine: 93 points

  June 21, 2023 - I drank this on day 2. Really starting to open up. Good apple and pear fruit. Nice saline. Plenty of verve.

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• PinotPaul Likes this wine: 92 points

  May 25, 2023 - Very nice, Burgundy-style chard.

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• Palette49 Likes this wine: 94 points

  October 29, 2022 - Sometimes I drink wine without thinking too much about it. Sometimes I’ll savor it, taking an hour to drink a single glass. Today is one if those occasions.
  
  I opened a bottle of WillaKenzie’s 2019 Estate Chardonnay, poured a glass and just let it sit there. We live near a forest of Douglas Fir in Oregon and I like to just sit outside. I stare at the trees and watch the hawks. It’s cool today, so I’m wrapped in a blanket.
  
  The Chardonnay sits quietly too. Undisturbed. But I can see the wine in my glass at my side. In this light, it looks bright. It shimmers a bit. Seems darker near the surface. Almost a bit golden. I’m not in a hurry but neither is the wine.
  
  The trees are perfectly still. There is no wind. I wait. It’s a game I like to play. How long before my senses tell me that the wine is ready? I wait until I smell lemons. For me, that’s always the first hint. Now I get to hold the glass. I take a real sniff. It’s a garden. The aromas come at me all at once. All that cool fresh air had cleared my mind and senses so I quickly picked up some wet pine — but that may actually be wet pine or fir and not the wine. However, it was a welcome nuance and it added to the mix.
  
  I take a sip and the show goes on as the oak flavors have their turn. Cinnamon and cloves. Subtle. I kept going — taking a bigger sip. The wine changed with time and not in subtle ways. The tannins softened while the Chardonnay grape itself dominated. Seems appropriate.
  
  Now I take a break. I know what’s there. For the next hour or so I’ll sip now and then. I stare at the trees and watch the hawks. Time well spent.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2019
• Type White
• Producer WillaKenzie Estate
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation Estate Cuvée
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region Oregon
• SubRegion Willamette Valley
• Appellation Yamhill-Carlton

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• In Cellars 38 (43%)
• Consumed 50 (57%)

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