Community Tasting Notes 9

• pg_kolossi wrote: 89 points

  November 30, 2016 - Comes from Wente/Estate Grown, California, Chardonnay variety; This wine is fermented in 50% neutral American oak barrels and 50% in stainless steel tanks. Tasting: golden, greenish color; Honey, pear and tropical fruits flavours; lots of oaky vanilla, honey and yellow fruit in mouth, very special depth from intensive oak, pear and sweetness of honey; delicious, long finish. Price ard 9 EUR, wow.

• WE KNOW PINOT wrote:

  April 22, 2012 - Very pale yellowish green in color. Pear & green melon on the nose. Same melon and pear on the palate, in addition to tart green apple and butterscotch. Finish is longish, with the oak influence being the last flavors to fade. Bright acidity and fruit keeps this in reasonable balance with the oak. For under 10 bucks, a very reasonable QPR, though not exactly my preference. A little too much oak for me, despite the fact that their website claims only 50% oak aging, the other half in stainless steel.

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• TheSohs wrote: 82 points

  September 4, 2011 - Pineapple, caramel and oak on the nose. Medium mouthfeel. Fresh Pineapple notes come through at first but it finishes a 'smoked' oak which lends to just a little bit of bitter roundness to the finish (I much prefer creamy roundness in my Chards).
  
  Keep it chilled though, as it warms up you get a hint of oiliness on the finish. Some may like this, but personally I liked it best when it was nice and chilled :)

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• corkquiz wrote: 89 points

  August 30, 2011 - Good steady Chardonnay. Fair amount of lactic, caramel, and oak.

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• pkatz wrote: 89 points

  August 21, 2011 - Nice Ca style chard with oak but attractive fruit to match. Excellent QPR.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type White
• Producer Wente Vineyards
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation Morning Fog
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion San Francisco Bay
• Appellation Livermore Valley
• UPC Code 089636190002

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• Pending Delivery 1 (1%)
• In Cellars 44 (28%)
• Consumed 115 (72%)

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