This wine has improved significantly since the last time I tasted it (still not at critic level, but still). Medium intensity on the nose with herbs, ripe gooseberry, butter, ripe peach, mango, just ripe pineapple. High acidity and a long finish
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Second time of tasting, I am once again impressed with the quality, and would mistake it for a top notch Grand Cru Chablis if tasted blind. It needs a lot of air, and I decanted this for a couple of hours, but probably it could do with more. It is very accessible now, but this is a wine that is still going to give pleasure 20 years hence. Taste profile is as per note in January, but the salinity and precision are impeccable, and the finish is exceptional. Also, this a fraction of the price of pretty mediocre Burgundys in the present over inflated market.
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Lemon, cream, cheesecake, hints of vanilla and melon, piercing acidity. King of old world style, but not quite to the level of the truly great burgundies.
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I decided to try this after the recent rapid hike in white Burgundy prices, and after reading James Suckling's review. This is a revelation and stands up against the best French Burgundys. The precision is incredible. The wine delivers apple, pineapple, and gravel notes with a wonderful salinity on the finish. If tasted blind, I would have gone for a grand cru Chablis. I would advise to drink this with food to offset the dryness. 96+
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2022 New Years Eve: Malolactic fermentation, subtle oak, sea spray and lime are evident on the nose. Slight sea spray on the palate (but not very saline), more shells and minerality along with the lime and other citrus. This is an interesting style that has a foot in the new world camp and a foot in chablis.
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New Years Eve Celebration (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light gold color. Drank a glass over an hour. Cedarbox, pear, and ripe melon, pineapple, seaspray, and Meyer lemon on the nose. The palate round and supple, Meyer lemon, pear, quite tangy showing a full body though not overly weighty; the back end shows more lemon zest and some grapefruit. Very nice, 92+pts.
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Mid golden. Nose quite closed first, but it shows minerals, pears and apples in low intensity from the riedel oaked chardonnay vinum glas. With much airtime after a decant peaches, white flowers spices and more minerals. On the palate much minerality, almost salty and the laser like acidity, some oak is lurking through, but really only hints of it. Same fruits on the plalate. Though it seems light, the finish is long even without much airation. This is for the long run, I guess. But for now and in contrast to a bottle two years ago it is, given the scores from professional tasters, disappointing. Nevertheless it feels like it has a better future. 5/12+/17+/9?+. 93+?. Over night it looses its complexity without gaining anything. 93?
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Apple, pear, white flowers on the nose. A line of acidity runs through and keeps the wine lively. So fresh and complex. I am slightly more partial to the White Bones single parcel wines, but this is just terrific as well.
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Unfortunately I am no where near as positive as most of the critics (WA, DR, JS 98 points). The first day the nose was not very expressive. Reminded me of a chablis with minerality, pear, a lot of citrus, bit of white peach and a hint of iodine. Long finish. Not too bad, but it was the almost extreme acidity that made the experience so-so at best. Day 2 the wine was better, slightly more balanced with quince, a saline touch, but still unbalanced acidity. Maybe it just needs more bottle time, or it was an off-bottle. At this moment (at least this bottle) it’s not worth the money
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Light to mid golden. Restrained first, but from the start showing that there is immense potential here. Really in need of air. First it is all about minerality, chalkiness. Sharp with a laserlike acidity. Though not showing much obvious intensity the finish is long and sparks of fruit, flowers, honeysuckle, citrus are lurking through. That becomes a constant flow of scents and flavors with more and more intensity without loosing elegance and compexity with an hour or so in the glass. On day two, warming up from fridge temperatures, it first shows this chalky minerality along with citrus scents again. Now in addition with peach, oranges and the aforementioned scents and flavors. In the finish slight hints of oak. Never getting heavy, always light on its feet and airy. One of, if not the best cool climate chardonnay I've ever had. The producer writes on the backlabel of this bottle that this can be aged for decades. I believe this without hesitating. 5/15/18+/10. 98+. 98 points from Gutiérrez for the WA, James Suckling and the Decanter. -2040+
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A special and very high quality new world Chardonnay , one that strives to show character and purity rather then generic overoaked and over ripe versions. Citrus, soft green citrus touches and soft apple, bright and fresh still with a mineral underdone and but a soft kiss of exotic sweet fruit , maybe melon. Lots of acidity here, in balance of course and polished and this easily will age for another 5-10yrs with little worry. 92
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Light straw color. Medium nose of honeysuckle. Off-dry, rounded acidity, deep taste of peach, apricot, flint, some cheese. Medium full body and finish. Guess Burgundy oaked Chardonnay 2011 (3).
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I rather like this young. Tart grapefruit paired well with Halibut steaks braised in butter, onion, & Sauvignon Blanc. Oven roasted rosemary potatoes, oyster mushrooms with olive oil, fish sauce, & Ankerkraut pilzpfanne spice blend, and green beans (par micro'd, stirfried in evoo, dressed with Kecap Manis, pureed garlic&ginger, and red pepper flakes.)
It's like the Sauvignon Blanc of Chardonnays. Might morph into something more with decanting or bottle age, but I enjoy it for what it is right now.
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This was actually way too young. A bit too acidic, though as the evening progressed and the bottle took in air it improved. On the second day this became even better. I am going to wait at least a couple of years (5?) before opening another bottle. On the nose it has a Chablis resemblance, lemon, minerality. On the palette it is currently very acidic, it needs to calm down. It has lots of potential though.
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Aromas of wild flower, eucalyptus, the palate is beautifully layered with ripe stone fruit, lemon citrus baked tart yet with great acidity and long finish
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Nicolate Catena Tasting (Sunfish Cellars): Drank a very miserly tasting pour. The nose is pungent, with peach and other stone fruit. The palate has plenty of acidity, not much minerality. If anything, this wine needs at least 2 years to assess properly, and it certainly got my attention today.
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Tasted vis-avis the batard-montrachet, this almost shows a sauvignon blanc-like character with lots of flowers, citrus, obvious fruit; quite light in comparison.
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2/27/2024 - ThijsV Likes this wine: 92 Points
This wine has improved significantly since the last time I tasted it (still not at critic level, but still). Medium intensity on the nose with herbs, ripe gooseberry, butter, ripe peach, mango, just ripe pineapple. High acidity and a long finish
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8/26/2023 - djhammond Likes this wine: 96 Points
Second time of tasting, I am once again impressed with the quality, and would mistake it for a top notch Grand Cru Chablis if tasted blind. It needs a lot of air, and I decanted this for a couple of hours, but probably it could do with more. It is very accessible now, but this is a wine that is still going to give pleasure 20 years hence. Taste profile is as per note in January, but the salinity and precision are impeccable, and the finish is exceptional. Also, this a fraction of the price of pretty mediocre Burgundys in the present over inflated market.
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5/7/2023 - IvanLi Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lemon, cream, cheesecake, hints of vanilla and melon, piercing acidity. King of old world style, but not quite to the level of the truly great burgundies.
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1/22/2023 - djhammond Likes this wine: 96 Points
I decided to try this after the recent rapid hike in white Burgundy prices, and after reading James Suckling's review. This is a revelation and stands up against the best French Burgundys. The precision is incredible. The wine delivers apple, pineapple, and gravel notes with a wonderful salinity on the finish. If tasted blind, I would have gone for a grand cru Chablis. I would advise to drink this with food to offset the dryness. 96+
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1/1/2023 - galewskj wrote: 93 Points
2022 New Years Eve: Malolactic fermentation, subtle oak, sea spray and lime are evident on the nose. Slight sea spray on the palate (but not very saline), more shells and minerality along with the lime and other citrus. This is an interesting style that has a foot in the new world camp and a foot in chablis.
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12/31/2022 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
New Years Eve Celebration (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light gold color. Drank a glass over an hour. Cedarbox, pear, and ripe melon, pineapple, seaspray, and Meyer lemon on the nose. The palate round and supple, Meyer lemon, pear, quite tangy showing a full body though not overly weighty; the back end shows more lemon zest and some grapefruit. Very nice, 92+pts.
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12/17/2022 - Caruso Likes this wine: 93 Points
Mid golden. Nose quite closed first, but it shows minerals, pears and apples in low intensity from the riedel oaked chardonnay vinum glas. With much airtime after a decant peaches, white flowers spices and more minerals. On the palate much minerality, almost salty and the laser like acidity, some oak is lurking through, but really only hints of it. Same fruits on the plalate. Though it seems light, the finish is long even without much airation. This is for the long run, I guess. But for now and in contrast to a bottle two years ago it is, given the scores from professional tasters, disappointing. Nevertheless it feels like it has a better future. 5/12+/17+/9?+. 93+?. Over night it looses its complexity without gaining anything. 93?
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12/4/2021 - gteran76 Likes this wine: 91 Points
High and bright acidity. It needs lots of air to balance.
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10/6/2021 - Peter Z. Likes this wine: 94 Points
Minerality and refreshing acidity
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5/14/2021 - streethawk Likes this wine: 95 Points
Apple, pear, white flowers on the nose. A line of acidity runs through and keeps the wine lively. So fresh and complex. I am slightly more partial to the White Bones single parcel wines, but this is just terrific as well.
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12/25/2020 - Brian of Mull Likes this wine: 94 Points
Light golden color. On the nose: Lemon, peach and some white flower florals. On the palate: Lemon, pear and a hint of quince. This is very good.
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12/18/2020 - ThijsV wrote: 89 Points
Unfortunately I am no where near as positive as most of the critics (WA, DR, JS 98 points). The first day the nose was not very expressive. Reminded me of a chablis with minerality, pear, a lot of citrus, bit of white peach and a hint of iodine. Long finish. Not too bad, but it was the almost extreme acidity that made the experience so-so at best. Day 2 the wine was better, slightly more balanced with quince, a saline touch, but still unbalanced acidity. Maybe it just needs more bottle time, or it was an off-bottle. At this moment (at least this bottle) it’s not worth the money
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12/4/2020 - Caruso Likes this wine: 98 Points
Light to mid golden. Restrained first, but from the start showing that there is immense potential here. Really in need of air. First it is all about minerality, chalkiness. Sharp with a laserlike acidity. Though not showing much obvious intensity the finish is long and sparks of fruit, flowers, honeysuckle, citrus are lurking through. That becomes a constant flow of scents and flavors with more and more intensity without loosing elegance and compexity with an hour or so in the glass. On day two, warming up from fridge temperatures, it first shows this chalky minerality along with citrus scents again. Now in addition with peach, oranges and the aforementioned scents and flavors. In the finish slight hints of oak. Never getting heavy, always light on its feet and airy. One of, if not the best cool climate chardonnay I've ever had. The producer writes on the backlabel of this bottle that this can be aged for decades. I believe this without hesitating. 5/15/18+/10. 98+. 98 points from Gutiérrez for the WA, James Suckling and the Decanter. -2040+
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11/28/2020 - Papies wrote: 92 Points
A special and very high quality new world Chardonnay , one that strives to show character and purity rather then generic overoaked and over ripe versions.
Citrus, soft green citrus touches and soft apple, bright and fresh still with a mineral underdone and but a soft kiss of exotic sweet fruit , maybe melon. Lots of acidity here, in balance of course and polished and this easily will age for another 5-10yrs with little worry. 92
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7/13/2020 - MarshallLi wrote: 89 Points
Pale lemon,medium blossom,apple,lemon,unripe fruit,wed stones,dry,high acidity,medium alcohol,medium(+) body,medium finish,good wine
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6/19/2020 - Costes76 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Light straw color. Medium nose of honeysuckle. Off-dry, rounded acidity, deep taste of peach, apricot, flint, some cheese. Medium full body and finish. Guess Burgundy oaked Chardonnay 2011 (3).
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5/23/2020 - mpsocal Likes this wine: 91 Points
Excellent Chardonnay with a good amount of fruit. I didn’t get any oak notes and there was a little bit of acidity. That was a nice touch.
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3/28/2020 - samspudz Likes this wine:
Fruity and very dry.
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11/24/2019 - suttonri wrote: 88 Points
I rather like this young. Tart grapefruit paired well with Halibut steaks braised in butter, onion, & Sauvignon Blanc. Oven roasted rosemary potatoes, oyster mushrooms with olive oil, fish sauce, & Ankerkraut pilzpfanne spice blend, and green beans (par micro'd, stirfried in evoo, dressed with Kecap Manis, pureed garlic&ginger, and red pepper flakes.)
It's like the Sauvignon Blanc of Chardonnays. Might morph into something more with decanting or bottle age, but I enjoy it for what it is right now.
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11/16/2019 - vr.bart Likes this wine: 92 Points
This was actually way too young. A bit too acidic, though as the evening progressed and the bottle took in air it improved. On the second day this became even better. I am going to wait at least a couple of years (5?) before opening another bottle. On the nose it has a Chablis resemblance, lemon, minerality. On the palette it is currently very acidic, it needs to calm down. It has lots of potential though.
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11/13/2019 - Peter Z. wrote: 92 Points
Needs time
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11/1/2019 - Alexander Smith Likes this wine: 93 Points
Aromas of wild flower, eucalyptus, the palate is beautifully layered with ripe stone fruit, lemon citrus baked tart yet with great acidity and long finish
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7/30/2019 - DR65DODGE wrote: 91 Points
Liked it a lot Very fresh & different taste would buy again
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6/23/2019 - galewskj wrote:
Nicolate Catena Tasting (Sunfish Cellars): Drank a very miserly tasting pour. The nose is pungent, with peach and other stone fruit. The palate has plenty of acidity, not much minerality. If anything, this wine needs at least 2 years to assess properly, and it certainly got my attention today.
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5/10/2019 - br_winelover wrote: 93 Points
93pts. Tasting notes at br_winelover.
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2/27/2019 - beatles wrote: 88 Points
Tasted vis-avis the batard-montrachet, this almost shows a sauvignon blanc-like character with lots of flowers, citrus, obvious fruit; quite light in comparison.
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1/6/2018 - IMR wrote: 93 Points
This wine has citrus freshness and pungent flavours and some curry like spice.
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