Community Tasting Note

S-F wrote:

Friday, January 26, 2024 - Though I'd celebrate a little after the winter release and this seemed to fit the bill (although I had planned on saving it a bit longer).

On the nose, initially the tropics, but after a very short decant, more of a honeysuckle, fall garden feel where the bumble bees stagger-fly around fat and happy between flowers. First sip is like drinking something viscous - like a golden elixir of honey and flower-infused oil. You almost have to bite it off, it's as thick as a Frank Frazetta-vixen. Hints of honey, dulce de leche, wax, bitter almonds and oak. A lot of oak. A style that's very removed from the style I normally enjoy in Chardonnay, but you know what? It just works brilliantly in that opulent lane, simply because it's so perfectly balanced and made. It makes no excuses for its big personality and it knows it has all the eyes on it as it enters the room. A great indulgence and a great wine. I'm so happy this style exists - and dare I say it? - a uniquely American style.

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