2012 Navarro Vineyards Chardonnay Première Réserve

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 88.3 points

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  7/20/2019 - ISOPinot Likes this wine: 86 Points

  Yellow with tinges of gold and green. Medium legs. Aromas that dominate are fruit: lemon, lime, subtle grapefruit & pineapple. There are hints of light toast, honey and hay. On the palate, acidity comes first, with confirmation of the lemon and lime. Maybe a hint of artichoke and baking spices. Light/medium body, linear texture, medium acidity. Defined, medium finish. Impression: varietally correct, average complexity. A pleasant effort. At $21, QPR is below average. Good now, could defer to 2020.

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  1/15/2017 - jfarley3 Does not like this wine: 83 Points

  If you like big buttery Chardonnays, then this deserves a higher score. Butter and brown spice throughout, acid lacking in the background. Could pair with few cheeses, but otherwise not a friendly food wine. Navarro is so good with noble grapes from Alsace- I recommend staying with those wines.

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  3/15/2016 - brooklynwine wrote: 88 Points

  Better than my last bottle. Moderate aromatics, balanced flavor profile, clean, and straight forward. Good wine but nothing special.

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  12/28/2015 - Gary of Spokane Likes this wine:

  Nice lemon minerality; sour apple and pear--wonderful. Light and Dry. Paired it with tandoori chicken and couscous.

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  8/3/2015 - RDCollins Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Clean, balanced, good fruit and oak, but a little below the best of the past vintages of Navarro's Premiere Reserve.

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