Community Tasting Notes 11

• Volleyball wrote: 88 points

  March 31, 2024 - Pleasant but unremarkable, with fairly subdued flavors, neither an acidic bite nor clear oak influence and a modest finish. Soft floral flavors balance the citrus and if you’re in the mood for a restrained Chardonnay at a reasonable price this would fit well.

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• talbot61 Likes this wine:

  December 28, 2023 - Attractive grapefruit flavor, medium body, restrained acidity.

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• JJYoyo Likes this wine: 94 points

  October 7, 2023 - What really struck me about this wine was that it allowed you to see into its future: wildly disparate notes that would fire at random — stern pith/granite minerality, green apples, anise (?), dark spice ( allspice, yeah, even cloves - although maybe that was just the label suggesting it). You can see exactly how these elements will all come together in time. This was a wine that told you in no uncertain terms that you have opened it too soon. It’s enjoyable now with a little air but … this has the transformative potential for greatness ina few years.
  Very far from a ho hum “good value” CA chard — this has a challenging and initially almost confrontational acidic spine and drive. It’s an intriguing mix of raw power and incipient sophistication. Quite a bit of reduction at first. Matched with some challenging cheese and this wine rose to the occasion. I would love to see what this wine does in about 3-5 years.
  Score: 93. Relative to expectations: ++
  
  A day later and had the rest of the bottle. This confirms yesterday’s suspicion that this wine has a glorious future ahead of it. All the elements assembled for a classic, restrained, elegant rendition of CA chard. Since age in the cellar is almost always better than forcing it with a day in an evacuated bottle, I bet this will be far more complex in about 4-5 years than it is now even with air. This is steely, nervy chard Adding a point for obvious potential.
  Score: 94. Relative to expectations: ++

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• ohne_musik wrote: 91 points

  April 4, 2023 - Vibrant, understated, and textural CA Chardonnay. Neutral on the nose, maybe just a soupçon of reduction. Palate is superbly balanced, steely upfront, but more generous on the back end, fanning out into green apple, unripe apricot, and hints of golden raisin around the edges.

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• seeyouintee Likes this wine: 90 points

  April 1, 2023 - Color is very pale gold. Green apple, buttered popcorn, and summer flowers on the nose. Palate is an absolute riot of flowers, with kiwi, lemon meringue, a nice burst of acid, and butter. Good stuff.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2019
• Type White
• Producer Six Cloves Wines
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Linda Vista Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Oak Knoll District

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• In Cellars 22 (48%)
• Consumed 24 (52%)

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