2011 Frank Family Vineyards Chardonnay Reserve Lewis Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  8/21/2016 - JuliannaDHS Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I was very impressed with this bottle. It was full and ripe like many CA chards but it wasn't over the top. This had lots of citrus and stone fruit flavors with a hint of caramel sweetness. Easy drinking as this bottle had a short opened life!

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  9/5/2014 - danielbleier Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Mostly soft apple and quince flavors, hardly any citrus. Rich, smooth feel a dead giveaway for cali chardonnay.

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  4/28/2014 - AggieGrotto Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Grilled out some BBQ Chicken and Artichokes with olive oil and a mayonnaise, lime, and grated garlic dip. Also had some citrus cous cous, and decided to open an oaked and unoaked Chardonnay to see how they paired with the meal. Chose 2012 Mer Soleil Unoaked Silver and Frank Family’s Lewis Vineyard Reserve Chard for the meal. Expected the Mer Soleil to pair well with the Cous Cous but also the Frank Family to pair well with the artichoke and maybe the chicken.
  
  LOVED the Frank Family with the artichoke. With a bite of the artichoke dipped in the creamy sauce, the viscosity of the oaked chardonnay filled the mouth and paired wonderfully. Couldn’t get enough!
  
  The Mer Soleil is very crisp and acidic, but not overly tart. Well chilled, it feels almost effervescent in the mouth. This was the last bottle of six that we purchased at Caymus, and we have enjoyed them thoroughly, but the pairing tonight was not the best. With a sip of wine and a bite of Cous Cous, the Mer Soleil overpowered. Still, good on its own and nice and refreshing on a warm day.

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  3/21/2014 - BigTex22 wrote:

  TIMBER! Wow, the oak and butter jumped out of the glass and slapped me in the face before the first sip! Oaky, buttery, smooth, silky, hedonistic. I don't typically like this style, but once in a blue moon... If you're in the mood, for the style. GOOD.

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  9/15/2013 - bethmagnuson wrote: 98 Points

  Beautiful wine

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