2012 Melville Chardonnay Estate Clone 76 - Inox

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  1/3/2019 - swlevison wrote: 88 Points

  This is an interesting wine. From a tasting that we attended with the wine-maker, this wine was made in stainless steel, and with the goal of preventing any malo-lactic acid fermentation prior to and after bottling. So, it has some tropical fruit flavors that hit the middle of the tongue and then there is a strong bitter, lime-zest like acidity that stimulates the rest of the mouth. When we first tasted this wine my sense was that it would need time to become better integrated. I think that it still needs another 5 years.

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  11/12/2017 - FREDERICO VAZ Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Not the best QPR here...

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  3/18/2016 - matt182 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Interesting since not that oily and buttery compared to some other CA chardonnay. Still, tropical, with a lot of spices and long finish.

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  5/11/2014 - Zinlady wrote: 90 Points

  Had with scallops. Nice and easy to drink. Balanced. Just not as complex as I remembered

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  4/15/2014 - MagpieNessa Likes this wine: 83 Points

  Lots of body. Finally a chardonnay I don't hate.

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