2013 Antica Terra Chardonnay Aurata

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 92.8 points

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  6/27/2021 - Rezy13 wrote:

  Mag Dinner 2021 (Il Giallo, Sandy Springs, GA): From magnum; a touch golden in color; nose shows some aged and honeyed Chardonnay fruit, lemons, apples, kiss of oak, perfectly ripe and not overdone, really pretty and Burgundy inspired.

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  3/9/2021 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 Points

  Second bottle opened today. Pristine. Intense but elegant, fresh and harmonious, beautifully complex expression of ripe Chardonnay fruit, vibrant but ripe acidity and perfectly judged savoury oak. Excellent persistence. The structure, elegance and freshness are certainly Burgundian, but the fruit expression is brighter, with more sunshine if not warmth. Interesting but quite expensive. And I don't get the precise and profound terroir expression which I get in Burgundy. Flawless wine making but not a vin d'émotion. At least not for me.

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  3/9/2021 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: flawed

  A bit of a riddle. Level 7cm below a perfect cork and intact wax capsule. Did they make an error when filling the bottle, or is it crack in the glass of the bottle? This bottle just travelled to me from London, and there are no signs of (recent) seepage, but there is a stain on the label where it covers the crack. Either way it looks like the wine is intact, even though the colour is a bit deep. However, we don't have to solve this puzzle (if there is any), since it also heavily corked.

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  3/28/2016 - pdemaio wrote: 92 Points

  Full and rich. Lacking in enough acid to balance the otherwise big fruit and full body, but still very good chardonnay.
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  7/8/2015 - Deb293 wrote: 92 Points

  Crazy lichee-melon nose! So surprising after a Cali Chard...this is incredibly floral, with no hint of oak...blind tasted you would not guess the grape, I suspect. So aromatic, and light and soft on the palate, it almost reminds me of a great Saki...hard to describe and not like anything I have ever had in a Chardonnay. Complex and intriguing..smells and tastes a bit like lemon balm..both citrusy and herbal at the same time.

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