Popped and poured. Pretty nose with tropical fruits, flowers and vanilla. Full bodied, fully mature but showing nice balance and acidity. This cuvee always delivers.
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Popped and poured. Early maturity. Really lovely, full bodied but retaining good balance. Lovely floral and lemony nose is followed by a deep complex palate with textbook finish. This is in a great drinking window now but can go for another 3-5 years.
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This is really excellent. Light to medium gold but still in early maturity. This has a terrific floral nose with hints of marmalade and tropical fruit. The wine is full bodied but not at all heavy and has that mixture of striking tropical flavors with minerality that I really like in these wines. The wine is very well integrated with terrific concentration and a long complex finish. I would drink this in the next two to three years.
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Really quite lovely expression of California Chardonnay, concentrated yet not overblown or overdone. Primary fruit expression is tangerine with hints of lemon and melon. Full, flavorful, nice balance without excessive alcohol. One glass quickly leads to the next.
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A treat at Mark's Duck House for birthday lunch. Top of the 4 chardonnay bottles. Just so good, lacking nothing, great mix of acidity with slightest of creaminess, smooth finish, golden straw color. Lucky day.
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Had this at Press in St Helena. One of the most massive CA chards I've ever had. Lemon yellow color, fuji apple, pear, tropical fruit and liquid minerals. Just wow all over. Incredible depth and intensity, this just kept going and going. Great structure and acidity - I wasn't left wanting for anything. Simply incredible.
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I'm not a Cali Chardonnay drinker, but as they go this wine is a pleaser. Very sharp nose, with deep deep character in the mouth. I like the way it stays in game over 60 minutes of drinking. Very fresh…Very good
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12/15/2023 - cpl100n Likes this wine: 95 Points
Wow wow pop & Pour
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10/16/2022 - mclanew Likes this wine: 94 Points
Popped and poured. Pretty nose with tropical fruits, flowers and vanilla. Full bodied, fully mature but showing nice balance and acidity. This cuvee always delivers.
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2/22/2022 - mclanew Likes this wine: 95 Points
Popped and poured. Early maturity. Really lovely, full bodied but retaining good balance. Lovely floral and lemony nose is followed by a deep complex palate with textbook finish. This is in a great drinking window now but can go for another 3-5 years.
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3/6/2020 - mclanew Likes this wine: 95 Points
This is really excellent. Light to medium gold but still in early maturity. This has a terrific floral nose with hints of marmalade and tropical fruit. The wine is full bodied but not at all heavy and has that mixture of striking tropical flavors with minerality that I really like in these wines. The wine is very well integrated with terrific concentration and a long complex finish. I would drink this in the next two to three years.
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6/10/2017 - sdr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really quite lovely expression of California Chardonnay, concentrated yet not overblown or overdone. Primary fruit expression is tangerine with hints of lemon and melon. Full, flavorful, nice balance without excessive alcohol. One glass quickly leads to the next.
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3/4/2017 - RobertB321 Likes this wine: 90 Points
A little tight initially, but after a few minutes of warming up it drastically improved.
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2/22/2015 - BinVA Likes this wine: 98 Points
A treat at Mark's Duck House for birthday lunch. Top of the 4 chardonnay bottles. Just so good, lacking nothing, great mix of acidity with slightest of creaminess, smooth finish, golden straw color. Lucky day.
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10/23/2014 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 95 Points
The Judge does not disappoint. This is simply the best. 95++
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9/15/2014 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Had this at Press in St Helena. One of the most massive CA chards I've ever had. Lemon yellow color, fuji apple, pear, tropical fruit and liquid minerals. Just wow all over. Incredible depth and intensity, this just kept going and going. Great structure and acidity - I wasn't left wanting for anything. Simply incredible.
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8/4/2014 - fcxj wrote: 94 Points
French Laundry, surprising
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5/24/2014 - 83AJ Likes this wine: 90 Points
I'm not a Cali Chardonnay drinker, but as they go this wine is a pleaser. Very sharp nose, with deep deep character in the mouth. I like the way it stays in game over 60 minutes of drinking. Very fresh…Very good
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5/10/2014 - canan wrote: 97 Points
Chardonnay - BYOB (Le Sommelier): Huge wine. Dense and powerful but still restrained. Very impressive.
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