Kept this out of curiosity as to how well it would age. Answer: phenomenally well. Still pale yellow in the glass. Freshly cut flowers and crushed limestone on the nose. Remains tart, steely, minerally and beautifully voluptuous on the palate. Equivalent to a premier cru Chablis. Continuing to be a refreshing departure from the baseline over oaked and manipulated California Chardonnay. A tremendous wine that AR should be quite proud of. Bravo!!!
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Delicate with an acidic backbone. On its own, a bit tart and light on the fruit for my tastes. Would be more enjoyable to me with an appropriate food pairing.
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9/16/2022 - markydecker Likes this wine: 94 Points
Kept this out of curiosity as to how well it would age. Answer: phenomenally well. Still pale yellow in the glass. Freshly cut flowers and crushed limestone on the nose. Remains tart, steely, minerally and beautifully voluptuous on the palate. Equivalent to a premier cru Chablis. Continuing to be a refreshing departure from the baseline over oaked and manipulated California Chardonnay. A tremendous wine that AR should be quite proud of. Bravo!!!
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11/23/2018 - UofM Likes this wine: 91 Points
Per usual in our house, I stood alone and enjoyed another A/R. Thought is was a nice expression of unoaked Chardonnay. Bright acidity and tartness.
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3/5/2018 - kcp Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still a youngish, lively wine. Refreshing acidity, nicely balanced fruit, veering to citrus. Definitely operating above its price point.
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1/7/2018 - vanpe003 wrote: 88 Points
Delicate with an acidic backbone. On its own, a bit tart and light on the fruit for my tastes. Would be more enjoyable to me with an appropriate food pairing.
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7/21/2017 - jkline wrote: 91 Points
unoaked chard...delicate and interesting
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