2011 Castello di Amorosa Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (6) Median Score: 88 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Martin Redmond's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/20/2014 - Martin Redmond Likes this wine: 89 Points

  A Taste of Castello di Amorosa: Bright yellow gold color with pleasing apple, lemon, honeysuckle and spice aromas. On the palate, it's medium-bodied and vibrant with spiced asian pear, citrus, vanilla and almond skin flavors. Long finish.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View La Cave d'Argent's profile
  • Report Issue

  10/9/2013 - La Cave d'Argent Does not like this wine: 74 Points

  This light-to-medium golden wine epitomizes what has driven many true lovers of the Chardonnay grape away from California. It is a medium-bodied, flabby, heavily-oaked, "creamy and buttery" offering which has some redeeming pear and citrus notes. Too much like drinking an oak plank, this is one to be poured into the spit bucket. I wish I could say that the bottle was bad, but no such luck. Enjoy the tour of the castle, but my advice would be to pass on this wine when it comes to the tasting portion. Drink...never.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View isaacjamesbaker's profile
  • Report Issue

  10/3/2013 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 88 Points

  A bright golden color. Honeysuckle explodes from the glass, along with all kinds of apples, apricot and potpourri. Fresh acid kicks off the palate, and the yellow and green apple fruit is showing that 2011 crispness. There’s a good amount of honey and almond notes that add a creamy texture, but overall the wine is nicely balanced. Fermented in 50% new French oak, the wine spent 10 months on the lees.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Jason Rzutkiewicz's profile
  • Report Issue

  8/31/2013 - Jason Rzutkiewicz wrote: 88 Points

  (14.4%) Oak for sure but without the butter. Enough to keep my wife (a La Crema fan) satisfied without me needing to reach for another bottle which makes this one somewhat of a rare creature. Vanilla, apple, pear with pleasant acidity and citrus edges on the palate before a spiced, toasted finish that isn’t overwhelming and even shows a touch of liveliness as it lingers. A well done CA Chardonnay and at $28 fairly priced for the product.
  
  Wine Geek Notes: 50% new French oak, aged “sur lie” for 10 months

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Vinophiliac559's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/29/2013 - Vinophiliac559 wrote: 80 Points

  Oak and butter on the nose. Creme, butter and oak on the palate. Dry finish. Good but not overly complex, oak overpowers the fruit.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

View all 6 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.