Cork shows ingress up about a quarter all the way around. Color makes you pause getting towards bronze. But damn if this isn't expressive. Barely showing any oxidation but very mature nonetheless. Broad, loud sweet Meyer lemon on the nose and palate with some ripe apricot. So rich and big still. Some notes of yellow apple, honey. Hints of butterscotch. Fairly fat fruited with just enough acidity to keep this lively. Terrific. Really really impressive for just how big and expressive this is 25 years in.
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Deepening gold color. Aromas of butterscotch candy, lemon, and baked apple. Palate has some nuttiness under caramel, butterscotch, lemon, and apple notes. Some mushroom and marshmallow sneak in with air. The finish is medium-long. This shows its age, but is pretty easy to enjoy if you like a little bit of aged character in your Chardonnay. Drink or hold.
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9/9/2020 - WetRock wrote:
Cork shows ingress up about a quarter all the way around. Color makes you pause getting towards bronze. But damn if this isn't expressive. Barely showing any oxidation but very mature nonetheless. Broad, loud sweet Meyer lemon on the nose and palate with some ripe apricot. So rich and big still. Some notes of yellow apple, honey. Hints of butterscotch. Fairly fat fruited with just enough acidity to keep this lively. Terrific. Really really impressive for just how big and expressive this is 25 years in.
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1/4/2019 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote: 92 Points
Overripe stone fruit, plenty of butter and some oaky notes. Acid is mostly gone. Only a very well made Cali Chardonnay could make it this long.
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5/2/2013 - fredb Likes this wine:
Deepening gold color. Aromas of butterscotch candy, lemon, and baked apple. Palate has some nuttiness under caramel, butterscotch, lemon, and apple notes. Some mushroom and marshmallow sneak in with air. The finish is medium-long. This shows its age, but is pretty easy to enjoy if you like a little bit of aged character in your Chardonnay. Drink or hold.
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12/2/2011 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 86 Points
Mount Eden Retrospective with Jeffrey Patterson: The '90s (The Plumed Horse Restaurant, Saratoga, California): Medium orange color; oxidized, baked orange, baked pear nose; tart baked orange, baked pear, oxidized palate; medium-plus finish (Jeffrey says he should have used more SO2 in '95 and '94)
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7/4/2010 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 86 Points
2010 July 4th Wine Barbecue at the Pangs: (Almost) All American Wine Lineup (Chez Pang, Sunnyvale, California): Medium dark orange color; mature, beeswax, oxidized, hazelnut, nutty nose; mature, tart lemon, baked lemon, hazelnut palate; medium finish
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