2016 Checkmate Artisanal Winery Chardonnay Queen's Advantage

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  6/21/2021 - DEMDAC Likes this wine: 92 Points

  DAC - quite dry, bitter butter notes but not overpowering, steely, some mineralness - not Chablis but certainly not California oak. Interesting on the palate. Some complexity. Good balance. Very good Chardonnay which finds a home between the Old and New Worlds.
  
  DEM - great wine, full bouquet, full and complex mouth, very dry, crisp, slight minerally, green apple, hint of oak on the nose and finish, in a good way. So not worth the value.

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  5/16/2021 - Rudolph Schmidt Likes this wine:

  Mushroom, papaya, marshmallow, honey, vanilla, oak & apricot.
  
  This wine isn't drinkable by itself. It needs something to pair along with it.

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