Remarkably good. Good amount of dry extract, good acidity, oak fully integrated. Will drink remaining bottles over the next 2 yrs or so. Old Copain wines age remarkably well.
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Deep, greenish-gold color. Fragrant nose of lemon and vanilla. Lush on the palate with sharp accent notes, lemons, melons. Beautiful acidity and gorgeous balance. Brighter and more pronounced lemon notes with air. Good minerality. Spicy on the mid-palate. Finishes moderately long and lush. Should drink well for 6 to 8 more years.
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Good nose of lemon, orange, and good minerality. Medium acidity with lemon oil, white flowers, and saline notes on the palate. Good finish. Decent CA Chardonnay.
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This was a lovely wine to hand off to friends and family. Rich yellow apple and lemon fruit blends well off of saline and chalky, graham cracker tones. Insane complexity, and so fresh and long-lived. Love it.
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Tasted as part of a Brosseau chard vertical we did with Wells @ the winery. 13.4% ABV. This vintage seems rich to me, lacking the green apple of the 2011. Spicy, yet softer quality and some lemony acidity that drinks pretty accessible. I drank my last bottle of this in 2014, and while I enjoyed this, it doesn't have the energy of the other vintages within the vertical we tasted.
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This wine showed a bit more vanillin notes than I prefer. The red apple and pear flavors are supported by some slight minerality. Good acidity as well, drink this wine now through 2018. Would not buy this again, ESPECIALLY at $50/bottle.
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PopnPour, tasted over 3 hrs -translucent pale yellow -somewhat restrained, salt water, lemon, slight hint of tropical fruit -med/med+ acidity, med- weight but quite sappy mid-palate concentration that highlights structure more than fruit composed of a bit of citrus and mint, ok complexity and length -not profound but lovely, Old World styled, lots of life ahead of it
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Fruit aromas are pear and red apple and there's a tiny "chemical" note which is difficult to place, could be alcohol or maybe something else. Palate shows the fruit and a little caramel. Oaky resin at the finish. I little too much wood for me taste but enjoyable.
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750ml; PnP; clear thin yellow color; very tight aromas of seawater, lemon, melon, green apple, and slight alcohol; tastes of pear, green apple, lemon, mango, lychee, and oak. (If it's not oak, I don't know what it is.) Medium-light body; fruit lingers briefly followed by oak and then citrus. Was made with neutral oak but should try in a couple years when the slight oaky flavors are better integrated.
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After a two-hour decant, lime, ripe green apple and a bit of tart orange coupled with zingy acidity. A big and bold, yet pure, expression of the grape. So nice to find an interesting Cali chard that has not been beaten to death by oak or malo. Can't get enough of wines like these. Kudos to Wells....
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These came last month so it's a good time to test one out and I'll go first. Listed alc is 13.4% FWIW. This drinks solid and very much to this site's expression via Wells, showing light saline notes, alongside yellow apple, lime and a light note of citrus. At this stage, nothing is out of place and the wine is in good balance. Plenty of acidity in the finish but like the fruit, it's relative to the wines medium weight. No wood, glycerine or tropical notes here, just a balanced chard that drinks pretty terrific right now with an hour of air....at 3 hours open, this is really delicious. The texture expands and the palate becomes broader, with orange rind, lime and some wet stone. This is really a balanced and spot on....I had some left for a 2nd day. This picks up a honeyed, pear quality that really makes it shine, to go with the mandarin orange. Fault me for opening this wine so early but unless we get corks out of these chardonnays to create discussion and support producers that are removing the oak, butter and glycerine, then we'll be stuck with those other wines being in focus. For me, the style like this Brosseau and others like it are where I am putting my chardonnay focus these days. Drink window? Hell, this can be enjoyed now but there is acid and balance that ought to allow this to age for some time.
5/4/2024 - bravo.solares Likes this wine: 91 Points
Remarkably good. Good amount of dry extract, good acidity, oak fully integrated. Will drink remaining bottles over the next 2 yrs or so. Old Copain wines age remarkably well.
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9/11/2022 - Charlie C Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deep, greenish-gold color. Fragrant nose of lemon and vanilla. Lush on the palate with sharp accent notes, lemons, melons. Beautiful acidity and gorgeous balance. Brighter and more pronounced lemon notes with air. Good minerality. Spicy on the mid-palate. Finishes moderately long and lush. Should drink well for 6 to 8 more years.
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2/5/2021 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 91 Points
Good nose of lemon, orange, and good minerality. Medium acidity with lemon oil, white flowers, and saline notes on the palate. Good finish. Decent CA Chardonnay.
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1/9/2021 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 93 Points
This was a lovely wine to hand off to friends and family. Rich yellow apple and lemon fruit blends well off of saline and chalky, graham cracker tones. Insane complexity, and so fresh and long-lived. Love it.
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12/7/2019 - drrobvino wrote: 88 Points
Brought to a chardonnay tasting. Decent bottle but not a rebuy.
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11/17/2019 - DrumSF wrote:
Jeff liked, Kevin didn't think it tasted like Chardonnay - too sweet.
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7/16/2018 - Jmb4263 Likes this wine: 91 Points
One of my favorite Copain bottlings that always evolves with more time in the bottle. Drinking well now
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7/23/2017 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Tasted as part of a Brosseau chard vertical we did with Wells @ the winery. 13.4% ABV. This vintage seems rich to me, lacking the green apple of the 2011. Spicy, yet softer quality and some lemony acidity that drinks pretty accessible. I drank my last bottle of this in 2014, and while I enjoyed this, it doesn't have the energy of the other vintages within the vertical we tasted.
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12/20/2016 - drrobvino wrote: 85 Points
This wine showed a bit more vanillin notes than I prefer. The red apple and pear flavors are supported by some slight minerality. Good acidity as well, drink this wine now through 2018. Would not buy this again, ESPECIALLY at $50/bottle.
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5/30/2015 - Cote d'Or wrote:
PopnPour, tasted over 3 hrs
-translucent pale yellow
-somewhat restrained, salt water, lemon, slight hint of tropical fruit
-med/med+ acidity, med- weight but quite sappy mid-palate concentration that highlights structure more than fruit composed of a bit of citrus and mint, ok complexity and length
-not profound but lovely, Old World styled, lots of life ahead of it
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3/19/2015 - brigcampbell wrote:
Blind guessed cali chard.
Fruit aromas are pear and red apple and there's a tiny "chemical" note which is difficult to place, could be alcohol or maybe something else. Palate shows the fruit and a little caramel. Oaky resin at the finish. I little too much wood for me taste but enjoyable.
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1/23/2015 - BornToRhone wrote: 92 Points
750ml; PnP; clear thin yellow color; very tight aromas of seawater, lemon, melon, green apple, and slight alcohol; tastes of pear, green apple, lemon, mango, lychee, and oak. (If it's not oak, I don't know what it is.) Medium-light body; fruit lingers briefly followed by oak and then citrus. Was made with neutral oak but should try in a couple years when the slight oaky flavors are better integrated.
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10/10/2014 - tbone wrote:
Stunning Chardonnay here. This wine is genius. FMIII nailed the notes below.
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9/16/2014 - Mike Dildine wrote: 92 Points
13.4% abv. Savory and saline without being austere. Very nice.
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8/22/2014 - Mike Dildine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Citrus and mineral, crisp, clean, refreshing and vibrant.
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6/17/2014 - BBencz Likes this wine:
After a two-hour decant, lime, ripe green apple and a bit of tart orange coupled with zingy acidity. A big and bold, yet pure, expression of the grape. So nice to find an interesting Cali chard that has not been beaten to death by oak or malo. Can't get enough of wines like these. Kudos to Wells....
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4/23/2014 - Frank Murray III wrote:
These came last month so it's a good time to test one out and I'll go first. Listed alc is 13.4% FWIW. This drinks solid and very much to this site's expression via Wells, showing light saline notes, alongside yellow apple, lime and a light note of citrus. At this stage, nothing is out of place and the wine is in good balance. Plenty of acidity in the finish but like the fruit, it's relative to the wines medium weight. No wood, glycerine or tropical notes here, just a balanced chard that drinks pretty terrific right now with an hour of air....at 3 hours open, this is really delicious. The texture expands and the palate becomes broader, with orange rind, lime and some wet stone. This is really a balanced and spot on....I had some left for a 2nd day. This picks up a honeyed, pear quality that really makes it shine, to go with the mandarin orange. Fault me for opening this wine so early but unless we get corks out of these chardonnays to create discussion and support producers that are removing the oak, butter and glycerine, then we'll be stuck with those other wines being in focus. For me, the style like this Brosseau and others like it are where I am putting my chardonnay focus these days. Drink window? Hell, this can be enjoyed now but there is acid and balance that ought to allow this to age for some time.
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