2018 de Négoce Chardonnay OG N.77

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  7/24/2023 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Retail $12. I have been through a few bottles of this wine, now, and it is still compelling. However, while still intriguing, this is a decided step below previous bottles. Still Excellent, but....
  
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  5/13/2023 - jimmymac wrote: 91 Points

  PNP. Fantastic, easy drinking chard with lemon, good minerality. Delicious.

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  5/5/2023 - dera Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Straw/golden color. Mineral driven nose with citrus, flint, some diacetyl and vanilla cream, orange peel and some toasty peanuts. Palate is fresh, vibrant, almost silky but with nice acidity. More citrus, yellow fruit, peach, and finish with just a touch of oaky spices and ginger. This is one of the legendary dN's, and just keeps getting better. Mark my words, in 5 years this will be a mid-90's wine.

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  4/7/2023 - CissyVaughn@yahoo.com Likes this wine: 94 Points

  De Negoce Lot 207, 2019 Willamette Valley Chardonnay
  I gave it a 94 because I love it, not because it may technically warrant this score from a sommelier!
  
  I generally dislike white wine, would rather drink water if some faked up oaky chardonnay is the only other choice. Pinot's my thing, along with the-heavier-the-better Cabs around a bonfire in the winter, but I have a friend coming for a visit in May that is strictly a Crema Chardonnay drinker, (I don't like it) So I gave this more European Chardonnay a try. It arrived two days ago, but still just had to try it last night around the hot tub and I find it DELIGHTFUL! Not devoid of oak or the positive contributions of oak, just real, subtle, 'gourmet' even, and does not remind me of most Cali Chards under $20, which are all just kind of the Costco rotisserie chickens of Chardonnays.
  Light but not too light, not bland by any means, tastes way above its price, and just genuinely REFRESHING, with no wincing or puckering. (The best way to explain my 'delightful' and 'light but not too light' is instead of giving a lemon square or anything else with powdered sugar on top of it to a guest that 'wants something sweet', imagine offering them a drop of nectar on the freshly pulled stamen from a Honeysuckle flower-- It's sweet, but not fake or goofy or cloying, purely a delicate, sophisticated and refreshing.)
  Can't imagine it won't be a real support system and the biggest cheerleader for any chicken, fish, or white pasta dish, the creamier the better! Looking forward to summer now, and wish I'd bought more than a case at the promotion in March.
  (In their bottle shop now for $17 a bottle, and I'd still that's $10 cheaper than how it drinks)

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  3/3/2023 - cyc Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Lemons and cream. A bit softer than I remember but still fairly balanced. A wine that everybody will love and a fantastic deal for the price

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