A little tight upon opening. With air time Jasmine Asian pear stony little matchstick. Midweighted gossamer texture with subtle intensity. More Asian pear, mandarin, florals on the palate. Beautiful acid balance. Mouthwateringly fresh, complicated wine that is incredibly easy to drink. Texturally and flavor wise reminds me of Lamy’s Frionnes. I suspect there is more to come with this bottling. I'll hold my remaining bottles for a couple years.
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I just had a glass of the 2017 Goodfellow Durant. These two wines from the same vintage and winemaker couldn’t be more different. This is welcoming and pure deliciousness. Orchard fruit with decent acidity, and a wine that goes down very quickly. The best answer, of course, is to have some of each in the cellar 👍
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Denver wine group Pinot and Chardonnay night. Very light, almost clear, as well as light in body. Didn't get as much of the salinity and acidity as I noted in previous bottle. Lemon and oak on the palate, very light, really needed some food to bring out its best, an aged Manchego was very nice with it, as pointed out by Fernando.
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Denver Wine Group Round 3 (Max's House): Enjoyable. More buttery than I like as Goodfellow's chardonnay tends to be, but I generally don't like anything more oaky than Chablis so that's not saying much. No formal notes. Courtesy of Chip.
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Really delicious Oregon chardonnay. Bottled under DIAM, Pale in the glass with some matchstick notes. White fruits and green apple, nice texture, purity, etc. could use some more weight and complexity to be truly great but otherwise a fine example of classical winemaking and makes a great case for Oregon. Could easily slip this in as a blind Bourgogne blanc from a top producer
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This showed well. Bit of matchstick with some toast notes with pure driven golden Chardonnay notes. Chalky finish, hints of stone. Refined and focused, with just a hint of “openness” giving it away as new world. Went over well with the group.
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A little matchstick with pure white fruit and a little minerality and florality and plenty of acid at the core, it is on the tight side now and while enjoyable will benefit from more cellar age.
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This is really drinkable today - one thing I’ve realized about Oregon over the past five or so years of trying these wines is just how variable the vintages are, and this has to be one of the most accessible Richard’s today.
Just a slightest note of reduction on the nose, barely noticeable, with pear and apple fruit on the palate. This goes down dangerously easy!
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Chablis-like notes on the nose & palate, with just the slightest reductive hint on the nose. Lighter-bodied on the palate - assuming I can keep my hands off a few of my remaining bottles, this will be a fascinating wine to track over the next decade.
If you are interested, take a look at the June 2019 note that I wrote. This wine shows much the same - pretty pale yellow, gorgeous nose of sea breeze salinity and soft red apple. No reduction (yay!!) Lovely smells. In the mouth, somewhat restrained on the initial approach, but elegant. Feminine. On the back end the acidity is assertive, overwhelming the fruit, then citrus (lemon, green apple) appear and the finish is long and lovely. That transition from in the mouth to finish is just a touch off - probably the youth and as the acid calms this should be exceptional. Drank with Chinese food (not spicy) and it held up well by virtue of the acidity. Also drank alongside a 2013 Jean-Marc Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs-Gain. The WV wine held its own and, for me, was slightly preferred. The Morey was "fatter," more substantial with sharper citrus notes and more minerality in the mouth (not on the nose). For the price difference, I'd be glad to stay with the Richard's Cuvee and I think over the next decade will likely say the same. Excellent wine.
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Served with smoked salmon and asparagus Alfredo. I know this wine is very young, but I could not resist trying a bottle. Very crisp, medium bodied Oregon Chardonnay that should improve for several years. Will save remaining bottle until at least 2023. Excellent chardonnay at a good price.
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Birthday dinner warm up with some delicious cheese, olive tapenade and sun-dried tomato tapenade. Pouring into the glass this appears pure and clear, like spring water. It takes on some light straw color in the glass but I was taken aback by how light this appeared at first. Ron's description is spot on for me with good acidity, lemon zest, slate and excellent salinity. I'm not getting the matchstick but will keep searching for it on future bottles. This smoothed out by the second pour, taking on a little lemony sweetness, another characteristic of these wines I've found. The wine really shined with a soft Époisses-like washed rind cheese from MouCo called ColoRouge, not as stinky and pungent as a French Époisses but similar. The wine's acidity cut through the creaminess of the cheese and the aged fermentation of the cheese really brought out the acidity and salinity in the Chardonnay. Will try with the real French Époisses next time!
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My first time trying the new vintage. This is tight on the palate, but oh so promising. If you are familiar with this wine, much less reductive than previous vintages - barely a hint of matchstick here. Obviously young, but also pleasurable at this point.
I know that Marcus is very high on this vintage - it is very Burgundian, and I like the potential here, but it lacks the "in your face" deliciousness of the '16.
Highly recommended for consumption over the next decade.
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This very tight and young. A small hint of matchstick. Some bracing acidity. Lovely lemon and even lemon curd, slate, salinity. With some time in the glass the tight rough edges start to smooth out. I hope I can wait three more years until my next one.
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First the disclaimer. I am not deeply experienced with Oregon chardonnay or, for that matter, white Burgundy. The few dozen French or Oregon chardonnay over the past few years provide inadequate experience to make the kinds of statements I want to make about this wine. Regardless... Tasted with Marcus in McMinville. I strongly dislike reduction and this wine has none of that petrol, matchstick thing. A pretty wine - pale yellow, brilliant clarity and low alcohol. (12 or 12.5%?) Still a bit muted on the nose, but I think that's its youth. Soft white tree fruit with an apple blossom smell and some sea-breeze. In the mouth it is sensuously smooth and delightful, flavors coming on slowly, developing across the palate and carrying into a lengthy finish. Again, a young wine but even now it has good intensity and the same clarity on visual examination is present on the palate. That said, the flavors are rounded and subtle and soft. A pretty wine, but not feminine. There is a streak of prominent minerality/crushed shell. The lengthy finish opens with a tightening green apple/lemon zest citrus component which releases after a few seconds, lingering and softening back into how the wine smells. Mouth-filling flavors. This is the best Oregon chardonnay I have tasted - and I really do like Oregon chardonnay. I bought enough I'll be able to watch it develop over the next 5 - 10 years.
7/16/2023 - cct wrote: 93 Points
A little tight upon opening. With air time Jasmine Asian pear stony little matchstick. Midweighted gossamer texture with subtle intensity. More Asian pear, mandarin, florals on the palate. Beautiful acid balance. Mouthwateringly fresh, complicated wine that is incredibly easy to drink. Texturally and flavor wise reminds me of Lamy’s Frionnes. I suspect there is more to come with this bottling. I'll hold my remaining bottles for a couple years.
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7/16/2023 - Bob H wrote:
I just had a glass of the 2017 Goodfellow Durant. These two wines from the same vintage and winemaker couldn’t be more different. This is welcoming and pure deliciousness. Orchard fruit with decent acidity, and a wine that goes down very quickly. The best answer, of course, is to have some of each in the cellar 👍
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7/2/2023 - Seanwsmithm3 wrote:
Absolutely fantastic. Picking up some weight. just hints of reduction and beautiful green apple/lemon. Great mouthfeel and a nice med/long finish.
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10/22/2022 - DrBad Likes this wine: 90 Points
Denver wine group Pinot and Chardonnay night. Very light, almost clear, as well as light in body. Didn't get as much of the salinity and acidity as I noted in previous bottle. Lemon and oak on the palate, very light, really needed some food to bring out its best, an aged Manchego was very nice with it, as pointed out by Fernando.
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10/22/2022 - Max S. wrote:
Denver Wine Group Round 3 (Max's House): Enjoyable. More buttery than I like as Goodfellow's chardonnay tends to be, but I generally don't like anything more oaky than Chablis so that's not saying much. No formal notes. Courtesy of Chip.
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8/14/2021 - Ron Slye wrote: 92 Points
Just delicious. Nice honey/matchstick with good fruit profile.
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12/20/2020 - jviz wrote: 92 Points
Really delicious Oregon chardonnay. Bottled under DIAM, Pale in the glass with some matchstick notes. White fruits and green apple, nice texture, purity, etc. could use some more weight and complexity to be truly great but otherwise a fine example of classical winemaking and makes a great case for Oregon. Could easily slip this in as a blind Bourgogne blanc from a top producer
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12/18/2020 - Nutty08 Likes this wine:
This showed well. Bit of matchstick with some toast notes with pure driven golden Chardonnay notes. Chalky finish, hints of stone. Refined and focused, with just a hint of “openness” giving it away as new world. Went over well with the group.
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12/9/2020 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 92 Points
A little matchstick with pure white fruit and a little minerality and florality and plenty of acid at the core, it is on the tight side now and while enjoyable will benefit from more cellar age.
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11/26/2020 - Bob H wrote:
This is really drinkable today - one thing I’ve realized about Oregon over the past five or so years of trying these wines is just how variable the vintages are, and this has to be one of the most accessible Richard’s today.
Just a slightest note of reduction on the nose, barely noticeable, with pear and apple fruit on the palate. This goes down dangerously easy!
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8/16/2020 - Bob H wrote:
Another delicious wine - sorry to be repetitive.
Chablis-like notes on the nose & palate, with just the slightest reductive hint on the nose. Lighter-bodied on the palate - assuming I can keep my hands off a few of my remaining bottles, this will be a fascinating wine to track over the next decade.
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5/17/2020 - randyjc wrote: 94 Points
If you are interested, take a look at the June 2019 note that I wrote. This wine shows much the same - pretty pale yellow, gorgeous nose of sea breeze salinity and soft red apple. No reduction (yay!!) Lovely smells. In the mouth, somewhat restrained on the initial approach, but elegant. Feminine. On the back end the acidity is assertive, overwhelming the fruit, then citrus (lemon, green apple) appear and the finish is long and lovely. That transition from in the mouth to finish is just a touch off - probably the youth and as the acid calms this should be exceptional. Drank with Chinese food (not spicy) and it held up well by virtue of the acidity. Also drank alongside a 2013 Jean-Marc Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs-Gain. The WV wine held its own and, for me, was slightly preferred. The Morey was "fatter," more substantial with sharper citrus notes and more minerality in the mouth (not on the nose). For the price difference, I'd be glad to stay with the Richard's Cuvee and I think over the next decade will likely say the same. Excellent wine.
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4/18/2020 - Ken332 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Served with smoked salmon and asparagus Alfredo. I know this wine is very young, but I could not resist trying a bottle. Very crisp, medium bodied Oregon Chardonnay that should improve for several years. Will save remaining bottle until at least 2023. Excellent chardonnay at a good price.
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4/3/2020 - DrBad Likes this wine: 93 Points
Birthday dinner warm up with some delicious cheese, olive tapenade and sun-dried tomato tapenade. Pouring into the glass this appears pure and clear, like spring water. It takes on some light straw color in the glass but I was taken aback by how light this appeared at first. Ron's description is spot on for me with good acidity, lemon zest, slate and excellent salinity. I'm not getting the matchstick but will keep searching for it on future bottles. This smoothed out by the second pour, taking on a little lemony sweetness, another characteristic of these wines I've found. The wine really shined with a soft Époisses-like washed rind cheese from MouCo called ColoRouge, not as stinky and pungent as a French Époisses but similar. The wine's acidity cut through the creaminess of the cheese and the aged fermentation of the cheese really brought out the acidity and salinity in the Chardonnay. Will try with the real French Époisses next time!
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12/28/2019 - Bob H wrote:
More similar on the nose to the 2016, yet not quite the same. On the palate, this is lighter-bodied than each of the other wines. Very good today.
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10/31/2019 - Bob H wrote:
My first time trying the new vintage. This is tight on the palate, but oh so promising. If you are familiar with this wine, much less reductive than previous vintages - barely a hint of matchstick here. Obviously young, but also pleasurable at this point.
I know that Marcus is very high on this vintage - it is very Burgundian, and I like the potential here, but it lacks the "in your face" deliciousness of the '16.
Highly recommended for consumption over the next decade.
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9/2/2019 - Ron Slye wrote: 92 Points
This very tight and young. A small hint of matchstick. Some bracing acidity. Lovely lemon and even lemon curd, slate, salinity. With some time in the glass the tight rough edges start to smooth out. I hope I can wait three more years until my next one.
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6/5/2019 - randyjc wrote: 95 Points
First the disclaimer. I am not deeply experienced with Oregon chardonnay or, for that matter, white Burgundy. The few dozen French or Oregon chardonnay over the past few years provide inadequate experience to make the kinds of statements I want to make about this wine. Regardless... Tasted with Marcus in McMinville. I strongly dislike reduction and this wine has none of that petrol, matchstick thing. A pretty wine - pale yellow, brilliant clarity and low alcohol. (12 or 12.5%?) Still a bit muted on the nose, but I think that's its youth. Soft white tree fruit with an apple blossom smell and some sea-breeze. In the mouth it is sensuously smooth and delightful, flavors coming on slowly, developing across the palate and carrying into a lengthy finish. Again, a young wine but even now it has good intensity and the same clarity on visual examination is present on the palate. That said, the flavors are rounded and subtle and soft. A pretty wine, but not feminine. There is a streak of prominent minerality/crushed shell. The lengthy finish opens with a tightening green apple/lemon zest citrus component which releases after a few seconds, lingering and softening back into how the wine smells. Mouth-filling flavors. This is the best Oregon chardonnay I have tasted - and I really do like Oregon chardonnay. I bought enough I'll be able to watch it develop over the next 5 - 10 years.
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