Sunday, July 2, 2023 - Young greenish color with gold highlights. In the nose a bit of smoke, then custard with a hint of pineapple, then a hint of meat and spice, then why does this strike me like a really fine new world Chardonnay? Vibrant nose. In the mouth this is big, comes across as tannic, chalk, huge sweetness of fruit still with some balancing acidity, reminds me of a very fine, young vendange tardive Alsatian wine. The finish is still going five minutes later, longer. Too young but very enjoyable. I think this will stand up nicely to crab cakes fried in butter with a spicy sour cream-based sauce. Edit: Turns out this was best for the first hour; plenty of size and complexity but not enough backing acidity as this sat longer.
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