Pale golden color in the glass. Appealing for a chardonnay. Scents of apples, honey, vanilla, and maybe butterscotch. Nice acidity with buttery mouth feel and nice oak on the palate.
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Popped and poured, served slightly warm, which probably didn't help. Off nose that mostly blew off - slightly corky? But on the palate, a slightly one-dimensional butterscotch note took over, with an interesting salinity. Great acidity and concentration. I'm not feeling this bottle as much as the others, but it's still very tasty. $17
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Pale yellow with a golden tinge. Green apples with perhaps a touch of lemon and faint honey on the nose. Strong gooseberry with a fairly strong and somewhat bitter lemon burst at the mid-palate with a fairly long finish that blends the two notes well. I briefly detected strong coconut as well. Acids are a bit aggressive for my liking. My scoring is likely heavily deflated by my general preference for reds.
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Pale golden color. Apples and pear, vanilla and smoky toast. Nice acidity, not an over-oaked, buttery fruit bomb, fairly restrained, medium body, nicely balanced.
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Popped and poured. This one never disappoints, especially on QPR. It has all of the elements I like in Chardonnay - moderate ripeness, judicious oak, a hint of pear, nice acidity. It's nothing super-complex, but it challenges the notion that the US can only produce butterballs and France has a monopoly of restraint. $17
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Naso su toni molto affumicati e di frutta secca, sicuramente segnato dal legno ma piacevole per il mio gusto. La bocca è altrettanto segnata, su note burrose e di vaniglia, lasciando qualche spazio a frutta tropicale, pesca e mela matura. Pecca in bevibilità e mineralità. Legno a tratti eccessivo.
Didn't get much of this, but what I had was fairly typical of past bottles. Medium dark gold color. Toasted oak, apple, and light citrus on the nose, palate is moderately buttery giving it a nice mouthfeel with good fruit and some minerality. Fairly well balanced with decent acidity.
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Immediate appeal with great aromatics of buttered popcorn from nice medium oak, kiwi and fuji apple. After 40mins (& warming up), some prominent alcohol became noticeable but a nice melon-punch emerged. Initially, the mouthfeel was a balance between rich-creaminess and crisp-freshness - along the lines of the Stuhlmuller & Mer Soleil Silver and so, a crowd-pleaser. Although I liked this wine, I'm a little baffled by its chameleon-like changes. Further, I've not extensive experience pairing whites with food and so, might be missing something there. In final analysis, I don't think it's 60% better than the Ch. St. Jean Sonoma (commensurate with its price difference)...though, I'm intrigued enough to revisit it sometime.
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Golden color in the glass. Rich and silky. Very creamy mouthfeel, with flavors of ripe apple, butter and toast. A surprise note of toasted coconut on the lingering finish. A beautiful representation of what oak CAN do for a wine. Salud!
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Had a glass at Biaggi's in Perrysburg, OH. I think this was the vintage. I'd had an earlier one, and loved it, and this had a lot of the same qualities. Very light oak treatment and butteriness, with a delicious acidic punch. Some nuttiness. This is what value Chardonnay can be.
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The oak monster on the nose pretty much drowns out the sweet yellow fruit aromas, but this is creamy, zesty and flavorful, with luscious pears and yellow fruit, some butterscotch, and a nice long finish, ending in tasty pears.
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4/27/2014 - joekroe Does not like this wine: 84 Points
Butterscotch and vanilla dominate this. The fruits are muted. You would like a wine like this to express its terrior and not the oak it was aged in.
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10/9/2013 - redbrix wrote: 87 Points
Deep yellow color with butter, oak and vanilla nose. Smooth butter, vanilla and butterscotch flavors. Lighter side.
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5/7/2011 - carlsport wrote: 85 Points
Wife rating - no notes.
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2/9/2011 - jsturdivant wrote: 88 Points
Pale golden color in the glass. Appealing for a chardonnay. Scents of apples, honey, vanilla, and maybe butterscotch. Nice acidity with buttery mouth feel and nice oak on the palate.
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1/29/2011 - frockaloid wrote: 88 Points
The more I drink of this, the more I like it
The oak is prominent, sherry-like
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1/11/2011 - joshwoodward wrote: 88 Points
Popped and poured, served slightly warm, which probably didn't help. Off nose that mostly blew off - slightly corky? But on the palate, a slightly one-dimensional butterscotch note took over, with an interesting salinity. Great acidity and concentration. I'm not feeling this bottle as much as the others, but it's still very tasty. $17
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12/24/2010 - TexasBob wrote: 83 Points
Pale yellow with a golden tinge. Green apples with perhaps a touch of lemon and faint honey on the nose. Strong gooseberry with a fairly strong and somewhat bitter lemon burst at the mid-palate with a fairly long finish that blends the two notes well. I briefly detected strong coconut as well. Acids are a bit aggressive for my liking. My scoring is likely heavily deflated by my general preference for reds.
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11/20/2010 - drusa17 Likes this wine: 87 Points
Pale golden color. Apples and pear, vanilla and smoky toast. Nice acidity, not an over-oaked, buttery fruit bomb, fairly restrained, medium body, nicely balanced.
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10/17/2010 - joshwoodward wrote: 90 Points
Popped and poured. This one never disappoints, especially on QPR. It has all of the elements I like in Chardonnay - moderate ripeness, judicious oak, a hint of pear, nice acidity. It's nothing super-complex, but it challenges the notion that the US can only produce butterballs and France has a monopoly of restraint. $17
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10/9/2010 - nogohawk wrote: 88 Points
Drank over several notes - VG chard - same notes a before
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10/1/2010 - nogohawk wrote: 88 Points
VG chard - good QPR
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9/5/2010 - frockaloid wrote: 85 Points
Interesting but seemed a bit disjointed; flavors, aromas, and sensations werent well integrated. Another year in the bottle???
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8/19/2010 - giateno wrote: 83 Points
Naso su toni molto affumicati e di frutta secca, sicuramente segnato dal legno ma piacevole per il mio gusto. La bocca è altrettanto segnata, su note burrose e di vaniglia, lasciando qualche spazio a frutta tropicale, pesca e mela matura. Pecca in bevibilità e mineralità. Legno a tratti eccessivo.
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7/18/2010 - RichardZula Likes this wine:
Coconut and vanilla, could use a little more acidity; enjoyable.
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5/31/2010 - rocknroller wrote: 89 Points
Didn't get much of this, but what I had was fairly typical of past bottles. Medium dark gold color. Toasted oak, apple, and light citrus on the nose, palate is moderately buttery giving it a nice mouthfeel with good fruit and some minerality. Fairly well balanced with decent acidity.
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4/23/2010 - golfwine wrote: 86 Points
Immediate appeal with great aromatics of buttered popcorn from nice medium oak, kiwi and fuji apple. After 40mins (& warming up), some prominent alcohol became noticeable but a nice melon-punch emerged. Initially, the mouthfeel was a balance between rich-creaminess and crisp-freshness - along the lines of the Stuhlmuller & Mer Soleil Silver and so, a crowd-pleaser. Although I liked this wine, I'm a little baffled by its chameleon-like changes. Further, I've not extensive experience pairing whites with food and so, might be missing something there. In final analysis, I don't think it's 60% better than the Ch. St. Jean Sonoma (commensurate with its price difference)...though, I'm intrigued enough to revisit it sometime.
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4/20/2010 - skaliner wrote: 90 Points
Lovely golden color. Rounded with light creamy taste. Not overpowering
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3/12/2010 - joshwoodward wrote: 91 Points
Cincinnati Wine Festival (Cincinnati, OH): Pears, creamy, medium acidity. Elegant, minerality, refined, restrained.
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3/5/2010 - armchairsommelier wrote: 90 Points
Golden color in the glass. Rich and silky. Very creamy mouthfeel, with flavors of ripe apple, butter and toast. A surprise note of toasted coconut on the lingering finish. A beautiful representation of what oak CAN do for a wine. Salud!
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1/8/2010 - ethralls wrote: 90 Points
Great Chardonnay. Vanilla, apples and slight toast on the nose. Very well balanced with apples and citrus on the palate and a good finish
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12/24/2009 - nogohawk wrote: 88 Points
VG chard
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12/15/2009 - joshwoodward wrote: 90 Points
Had a glass at Biaggi's in Perrysburg, OH. I think this was the vintage. I'd had an earlier one, and loved it, and this had a lot of the same qualities. Very light oak treatment and butteriness, with a delicious acidic punch. Some nuttiness. This is what value Chardonnay can be.
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12/10/2009 - sunalsorises wrote: 88 Points
Nice layers of fruit. Finish was off a bit.
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11/5/2009 - Steve Jones wrote: 88 Points
Clean and crisp chard, not too much oak, beautiful fruit. Apples, vanilla, clean citus. Very nice.
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10/18/2009 - EricBe wrote: 89 Points
Was good the first day (88), but was actually better the second day. (90) How surprising.
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10/6/2009 - wahoo70 wrote: 88 Points
The oak monster on the nose pretty much drowns out the sweet yellow fruit aromas, but this is creamy, zesty and flavorful, with luscious pears and yellow fruit, some butterscotch, and a nice long finish, ending in tasty pears.
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8/28/2009 - nogohawk wrote: 88 Points
VG Chard - same notes as before
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8/21/2009 - nogohawk wrote: 88 Points
VG chard
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8/8/2009 - nogohawk wrote: 88 Points
VG chard - same notes as before
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7/31/2009 - nogohawk wrote: 88 Points
VG Chard - on sale for $16; same notes as before
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7/25/2009 - nogohawk wrote: 88 Points
VG chardonney for the $ - light straw color, a bit of oak, but not too much
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5/10/2009 - MeMyself&I wrote: 87 Points
very reliable WA state Chardonnay
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