2013 Jordan Winery (Jardin) Chardonnay Nine Yards

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 89.2 points

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  3/18/2020 - OldHick95 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Nose of slightly smokey pineapple. Flavors carry some oak (just enough), but lemon and ginger flavors sing. Long finish with a touch of bitterness that kept its score under the 90s.

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  1/3/2017 - king-bing wrote:

  An interesting beast. Rather OTT for the 10 mins or so, this settled into a more refined wine. The oak notes remained but more integrated less shouty. Impressive focus. Quite lemony on the palate. With air and warmer, notes of ginger a touch of tropicality come out but it remains in control. May need a year or two more but a very high quality wine.

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  4/7/2015 - ruth3 wrote:

  limey, spicy and saline

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  3/9/2015 - ruth3 wrote:

  rich, butterscotch, spice and flint-really well balanced

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  10/31/2014 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Celebration of Chardonnay (De Wetshof, Robertson): (Tasted Blind): Mid-yellow in colour with savoury notes and a touch of apple, pear, lemon, and melon. Juicy and fruity are sweet spices on entry, but not the typical caramel flavours I expected.
  It is a dry and intense wine that is full-bodied with a fleshy texture and green apple acidity. Prominent apples and Forelle pears, some smoky and toasty notes, the savoury characters reflect the 2013 vintages whilst the mid-palate has the increased richness. The finish is long with a warm spice and alcohol note present, closing with a touch more mineral. Yet, the wine lacks a little concentration on my part. Grapes from a steep SE-facing block, planted in 1988 on mostly decomposed granite and aged in 92% new oak barrels from Damy, Chassin, and Rousseau. Only add SO2 just before bottling. The 2013 is considered a textbook vintage.

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