Community Tasting Notes 7

• dcwino wrote: 91 points

  September 23, 2012 - Pinot and Chardonnay gathering at Harth Restaurant - Clos de Tart, Vogue BM and Chave (Harth Restaurant at Hilton Tysons corner, Mclean, Va): This actually shows young. It has settled down. As Justin B said, smoke, lemon and light caramel. Pretty fat and a hint of alcohol. It is actually drinking well, pleasant surprise.

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• BenSlivka wrote: 80 points

  February 27, 2012 - Another over-the-hill California Chardonnay. We pre-ordered it from the winery and it has been in our cellar the entire time. Just too old. I used it to poach a Steelhead Trout.

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• pdemaio wrote: 91 points

  December 20, 2011 - Very nice, though a touch of oxidization and a bit heavy handed with the oak. Nice secondary flavors of caramel tropical fruit, notably pineapple, and floral notes. I've had this wine before and there was som bottle variation as the previous one didn't have the overpowering oak. Drink now. PDQ91+

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• bigdavemdphd wrote: 89 points

  February 17, 2008 - Beautiful fruit with pear, apple and honey. The mouthfeel is marvelous. My only complaint is the acid component seems lacking. For the price expected more but may be starting to show its age.

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• Stephan O wrote: 89 points

  February 25, 2005 - I'm somewhat disappointed by this, if only because I had high expectations. This takes awhile to open up on the nose; contrary to Wine Spectator’s review, which calls it “big and bold,” this seems (at least to me) to be a fairly quiet, unoaked, precise wine. I like it well enough; it’s fruit-forward (and maybe that’s what Jim Laube means by “bold”), with special emphasis on pear, I think. It’s a bit tart on the palate, though, with a surprising amount of acidity, and it finishes somewhat hot on the alcohol. Perhaps I’m being too critical because of the fairly hefty price ($60); the fruit and mineral DO really liven this thing up. Still, Pahlmeyer’s notoriety doesn’t fully shine through here, so I’ll have to revisit this some other time, perhaps after further aging or in a different vintage.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type White
• Producer Pahlmeyer
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• In Cellars 121 (53%)
• Consumed 109 (47%)

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