Great Chardonnay even though I haven’t tasted highly rated ones. What I love about this wine is the complexity. It taste like a winter vacation in the tropics.
With my nose, I do smell peach and mango. A bit of bite at the end of my smell. There is this amazing hint of green in the color. That’s new for me.
On first taste... peach, lime, and then green apple with a bit of pucker. Further tasting I can feel green apple skin and a hint of oak. This is great for me because I can’t stand over oaked Chards like the Decoy Chard.
The finish is moderately long. Some grip to it. It fades into a rock/stone flavor. This is easily mitigated with food. I would probably rate it closer to the mid 90 range if this was slightly smoothed out at the end. The ending reminds me of a really good espresso that just bites at the end.
Again, I am not a wine or Chardonnay pro, but I would buy it again at 20 to 29 dollars. I have no idea what aging would do here, but I’ve bought some older Chardonnays to figure that out.
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2015 Rudolf Fürst Spätburgunder Tradition
11/1/2018 - aaron.s.johnson2 wrote:
Corked
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2013 Cakebread Cellars Merlot
10/26/2018 - aaron.s.johnson2 wrote: 92 Points
A really well balanced Napa merlot. It’s drinking great right now.
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2016 Freemark Abbey Chardonnay Napa Valley
10/12/2018 - aaron.s.johnson2 wrote: 91 Points
Great Chardonnay even though I haven’t tasted highly rated ones. What I love about this wine is the complexity. It taste like a winter vacation in the tropics.
With my nose, I do smell peach and mango. A bit of bite at the end of my smell. There is this amazing hint of green in the color. That’s new for me.
On first taste... peach, lime, and then green apple with a bit of pucker. Further tasting I can feel green apple skin and a hint of oak. This is great for me because I can’t stand over oaked Chards like the Decoy Chard.
The finish is moderately long. Some grip to it. It fades into a rock/stone flavor. This is easily mitigated with food. I would probably rate it closer to the mid 90 range if this was slightly smoothed out at the end. The ending reminds me of a really good espresso that just bites at the end.
Again, I am not a wine or Chardonnay pro, but I would buy it again at 20 to 29 dollars. I have no idea what aging would do here, but I’ve bought some older Chardonnays to figure that out.
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