Much like the last one, crystalline, crunchy white fruit, pure, pointed, sweet grapefruit, white peach, liquid diamonds. Really lovely. Note to self: buy more of these.
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Another very good showing; the nose is fabulous; lemon peel, red apple and pear, floral, hints of spice, and maybe just a hint of hazelnut; the palate is a little tight initially and doesn't show itself; with air and time it fleshes out and opens nicely. The concentration and depth are better than I recall. Still remains bright and fresh with a lovely finish. No signs of fading so easily a decade plus ahead. I wish I had a few more. Looking forward to the other chardonnay I have from them. Stellar value.
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Oh my this is great! Light body and lively, it has crisp and crunchy white fruit and crystalline mineral perceptions intermixed. This tastes great, and has a dazzling finish.
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Not sure I get the strong oak flavors that others did. Or maybe I am more tolerant of oak. This starts with nice tropical fruits, with notes of lemon and lime. Some nice acidity provides goof lift, and there is a small whiff of reduction just before the finish. Very smooth and well put together. Quite enjoyable and likely to evolve nicely for the next few years.
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A bit disappointing. I'm not a fan of oaky, fruit driven CA chardonnays, but all wine is about balance -- and not running to the opposite extreme. The fruit and nose in this Goodfellow were excessively muted even after 3-hour decant. Nothing technically wrong here--proper acidity--just falls on the boring side. Despite the brightness, the wine even got lost paired with broiled swordfish in a light lemon/butter sauce.
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Nose: The nose nose opens up quite nicely after about 90 minutes of air. There is a lightness of being to the tones of Meyer lemons, apples, poached pears, ginger, vanilla beans, flinty notes, and white flowers. There is good depth and definition with a spring-like nature.
Taste: The feel is Medium bodied with racy, high acidity. There is excellent balance and poise with Meyer lemons, apples, poached pears, vanilla beans, flint notes, and some white flowers.
Overall: There is a lovely, deft touch to this while it shows a good bit of freshness. I would like to see where this goes with another few years, but it is highly enjoyable right now.
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This was really very good, especially for the price; the nose is full of ripe orchard fruits, candied lemon peel, very floral, and just a hint of stone. The palate has very good freshness and energy, yet still has good concentration and beautiful balance. Delicious and should drink well for 5+ more years easily.
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Light gold color, moderate aromatics of apple mostly. Lighter body with a good balance of acidity, apple, pear, orchard fruit as opposed to intense lemon citrus. Refreshing and great with crab cakes. Great quality for price and very much an Oregon Chardonnay. Mildly mineral in the finish.
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Very light in color. Also high toned on the palate - reminds me of the Arnot Roberts Trout Gulch chard. Nice to see new world chardonnay being made in this clean, linear style.
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Similar to the Ribbon Ridge, nicely expansive on the palate. This wine does that have that reductive note on opening. Tart white fruit on the palate. Very good.
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1st of 3 bottles, bought from BDXI. Pop n' pour in GGG. Having just finished a bottle of the 2017 Goodfellow Durant Vineyard chardonnay, there are some notable differences between the wines. The Whistling Ridge has some reduction but not the matchstick on the nose that I enjoyed from the Durant Vineyard chardonnay. The wine has crisp acidity, and more of a chalky minerality and salinity on the palate than the Durant. The nose and palate are more orchard-fruit dominant (Golden delicious, Bosc pear) than tropical. There is some lemon/lime peel present on the finish. An excellent chardonnay from OR with great QPR.
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A very young Oregon Chardonnay that has crisp acidity, good mouthfeel and finish. Only have 1 bottle left and wish I had many more. I have greatly enjoyed the 2017 Goodfellow Chardonnays, including the Durant, Willamette Valley, and Whistling Ridge. Still have a couple of bottles of the Richard's Cuvee that I am looking forward to trying in a couple of years. Just ordered more of the WV and a half case of Ribbon Ridge. These are all great values in Chardonnay.
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Popped and poured. Drank over a couple of hours. Good solid chardonnay from a great producer. For the price this is a very solid wine. No harm in drinking now but undoubtedly these will improve with 1-2 years cellar time.
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A little broader and rounder than the Durant bottling. A little more lactic as well. It has has a comparatively more expansive palate presence, more orchard fruit than citrus, and again all of this in context of the producer and it's Durant bottling drunk alongside. I prefer the more focused nature of the Durant today, and also find it really interesting that the ' 17 Durant for Chardonnay seems to have little of the leaner more precise character that I tend to associate with Whistling Ridge for pinot (comparatively speaking). The takeaway message, here is that this is a really lovely balanced fresh and harmonious wine that is a little rounder in a lineup of a producer making focused, detailed, acid and soil driven wines, so this is no ML bomb by any measure. Delicious
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Finished the bottle I'd previously accessed with Coravin. My notes are very similar although this time I also agree with 87TELLUB's notes regarding the touch of vanilla cream and the yellow apple.
Fantastic.
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Chose this for my Thanksgiving food prep wine. Pale straw. Nose has some sweet flowers, clean wet stone, lemon, a touch of vanilla cream. Palate is clean and has nice vibrancy to it. Juicy yellow apple, more lemon, melon. Nice acidity. Very good.
I'm editing this after I posted the above, while enjoying a glass on night 2. This is just tremendously delicious and long. Might have underrated it. I don't drink tons of white nor Chard, but this is an instant re-buy for me.
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Couldn't resist. Poured with coravin and was a little tight initially but opened up in the glass over an hour or so. Pretty lemon and mineral / saline notes, matched with good acidity.
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Interesting nose of lemon curd with white floral and tropical notes. Quite beguiling.
The palate is on the lighter end of the spectrum, with lemon curd, minerals and the barest hint of tropical notes on the medium+ finish. Bone dry with an acidic spine and a lithe texture. Easy drinking and flat out delicious.
7/27/2023 - Charlie Carnes wrote: 94 Points
Much like the last one, crystalline, crunchy white fruit, pure, pointed, sweet grapefruit, white peach, liquid diamonds. Really lovely. Note to self: buy more of these.
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3/31/2022 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:
Another very good showing; the nose is fabulous; lemon peel, red apple and pear, floral, hints of spice, and maybe just a hint of hazelnut; the palate is a little tight initially and doesn't show itself; with air and time it fleshes out and opens nicely. The concentration and depth are better than I recall. Still remains bright and fresh with a lovely finish. No signs of fading so easily a decade plus ahead. I wish I had a few more. Looking forward to the other chardonnay I have from them. Stellar value.
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2/7/2022 - Charlie Carnes wrote: 95 Points
Oh my this is great! Light body and lively, it has crisp and crunchy white fruit and crystalline mineral perceptions intermixed. This tastes great, and has a dazzling finish.
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9/26/2021 - Ron Slye wrote: 91 Points
Not sure I get the strong oak flavors that others did. Or maybe I am more tolerant of oak. This starts with nice tropical fruits, with notes of lemon and lime. Some nice acidity provides goof lift, and there is a small whiff of reduction just before the finish. Very smooth and well put together. Quite enjoyable and likely to evolve nicely for the next few years.
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8/9/2021 - ruffsurf Does not like this wine: 87 Points
A bit disappointing. I'm not a fan of oaky, fruit driven CA chardonnays, but all wine is about balance -- and not running to the opposite extreme. The fruit and nose in this Goodfellow were excessively muted even after 3-hour decant. Nothing technically wrong here--proper acidity--just falls on the boring side. Despite the brightness, the wine even got lost paired with broiled swordfish in a light lemon/butter sauce.
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7/14/2021 - KeithAkers wrote: 91 Points
Nose: The nose nose opens up quite nicely after about 90 minutes of air. There is a lightness of being to the tones of Meyer lemons, apples, poached pears, ginger, vanilla beans, flinty notes, and white flowers. There is good depth and definition with a spring-like nature.
Taste: The feel is Medium bodied with racy, high acidity. There is excellent balance and poise with Meyer lemons, apples, poached pears, vanilla beans, flint notes, and some white flowers.
Overall: There is a lovely, deft touch to this while it shows a good bit of freshness. I would like to see where this goes with another few years, but it is highly enjoyable right now.
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5/3/2021 - AjOutEast wrote:
Very nice! Really light and crisp.
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12/14/2020 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:
This was really very good, especially for the price; the nose is full of ripe orchard fruits, candied lemon peel, very floral, and just a hint of stone. The palate has very good freshness and energy, yet still has good concentration and beautiful balance. Delicious and should drink well for 5+ more years easily.
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12/6/2020 - Rywyine Likes this wine:
Light gold color, moderate aromatics of apple mostly. Lighter body with a good balance of acidity, apple, pear, orchard fruit as opposed to intense lemon citrus. Refreshing and great with crab cakes. Great quality for price and very much an Oregon Chardonnay. Mildly mineral in the finish.
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11/12/2020 - christyler wrote:
Very light in color. Also high toned on the palate - reminds me of the Arnot Roberts Trout Gulch chard. Nice to see new world chardonnay being made in this clean, linear style.
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10/7/2020 - phrygianmode Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very solid mineral/acid forward chardonnay with crisp fruit notes. Excellent acid balance and finish. Nothing to dislike here.
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4/18/2020 - Bob H wrote:
Similar to the Ribbon Ridge, nicely expansive on the palate. This wine does that have that reductive note on opening. Tart white fruit on the palate. Very good.
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3/27/2020 - rieslinghoarder Likes this wine: 92 Points
1st of 3 bottles, bought from BDXI. Pop n' pour in GGG. Having just finished a bottle of the 2017 Goodfellow Durant Vineyard chardonnay, there are some notable differences between the wines. The Whistling Ridge has some reduction but not the matchstick on the nose that I enjoyed from the Durant Vineyard chardonnay. The wine has crisp acidity, and more of a chalky minerality and salinity on the palate than the Durant. The nose and palate are more orchard-fruit dominant (Golden delicious, Bosc pear) than tropical. There is some lemon/lime peel present on the finish. An excellent chardonnay from OR with great QPR.
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3/21/2020 - Ken332 Likes this wine: 91 Points
A very young Oregon Chardonnay that has crisp acidity, good mouthfeel and finish. Only have 1 bottle left and wish I had many more. I have greatly enjoyed the 2017 Goodfellow Chardonnays, including the Durant, Willamette Valley, and Whistling Ridge. Still have a couple of bottles of the Richard's Cuvee that I am looking forward to trying in a couple of years. Just ordered more of the WV and a half case of Ribbon Ridge. These are all great values in Chardonnay.
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3/21/2020 - Oskiwawa wrote:
Popped and poured. Drank over a couple of hours. Good solid chardonnay from a great producer. For the price this is a very solid wine. No harm in drinking now but undoubtedly these will improve with 1-2 years cellar time.
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1/12/2020 - cct wrote: 92 Points
A brief note form a visit with Marcus Goodfellow:
A little broader and rounder than the Durant bottling. A little more lactic as well. It has has a comparatively more expansive palate presence, more orchard fruit than citrus, and again all of this in context of the producer and it's Durant bottling drunk alongside. I prefer the more focused nature of the Durant today, and also find it really interesting that the ' 17 Durant for Chardonnay seems to have little of the leaner more precise character that I tend to associate with Whistling Ridge for pinot (comparatively speaking). The takeaway message, here is that this is a really lovely balanced fresh and harmonious wine that is a little rounder in a lineup of a producer making focused, detailed, acid and soil driven wines, so this is no ML bomb by any measure. Delicious
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12/18/2019 - lessthanjoey Likes this wine:
Finished the bottle I'd previously accessed with Coravin. My notes are very similar although this time I also agree with 87TELLUB's notes regarding the touch of vanilla cream and the yellow apple.
Fantastic.
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12/18/2019 - Bakerbd Likes this wine: 90 Points
Citrus, bit of flint, nice balance
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11/28/2019 - 87tellub Likes this wine: 92 Points
Chose this for my Thanksgiving food prep wine. Pale straw. Nose has some sweet flowers, clean wet stone, lemon, a touch of vanilla cream. Palate is clean and has nice vibrancy to it. Juicy yellow apple, more lemon, melon. Nice acidity. Very good.
I'm editing this after I posted the above, while enjoying a glass on night 2. This is just tremendously delicious and long. Might have underrated it. I don't drink tons of white nor Chard, but this is an instant re-buy for me.
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10/9/2019 - lessthanjoey Likes this wine:
Couldn't resist. Poured with coravin and was a little tight initially but opened up in the glass over an hour or so. Pretty lemon and mineral / saline notes, matched with good acidity.
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7/16/2019 - CMN Likes this wine:
Interesting nose of lemon curd with white floral and tropical notes. Quite beguiling.
The palate is on the lighter end of the spectrum, with lemon curd, minerals and the barest hint of tropical notes on the medium+ finish. Bone dry with an acidic spine and a lithe texture. Easy drinking and flat out delicious.
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