2013 Copain Chardonnay Laureles Grade

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  8/9/2023 - VoteferPedro Likes this wine: 92 Points

  lime and pineapple
  this has aged well and has bright fruit and palate cleansing acidity and nose matches palate
  drinking great now but would not go longer.
  drink up and enjoy!

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  5/19/2022 - TMOVino2 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This vineyard is from Monterey and is a fantastic Chablis like example of Chardonnay from California. Loads of lime and lemon zest, pineapple, chalk, and touches of vanilla bean. Racing acidity on the palate that keeps you coming back carrying the lime, tropical fruit, mineral and saline. One of our favorite Chardonnay’s to be drank on a hot day!

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  11/5/2020 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Opened yesterday, kept under the open cork overnight and using the last few ounces remaining for my note. The color remains intact, fairly clear without any signs of browning or oxidation. I poured this blind for the group and several comments suggested pineapple and tropical fruit. That's an interesting call-out, as I've had a 1/2 dozen bottles of this and I've not noticed that flavor profile in any of my previous notes. I do get some of that based on the suggestion but I still see this as more of a apple-based, citrus type of Chard. However, some of that is softening with age and the raciness that I mentioned several times in the past, this quality has begun to soften. The wine is beginning to round out the edges, retaining some spiciness of the lime skin with mint, but it's starting to smooth out. There is even a shade of old wood that is showing through, too. My guess is that the wine is transitioning now to an aged phase, crossing from youth as it evolves. Drinks fine now but I would not wait a lot longer unless you liked aged quality in your Chard.

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  5/20/2020 - tunaguy Likes this wine: 90 Points

  ill echo the chablis like qualities on this. salted lemon, yellow apple, crushed rock and salinity. Nice bright acid

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  2/24/2019 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  This is drinking with good energy, spicy. Green apple, pear, jasmine and a spicy finish. Has a Chablis-like personality, and as compared to the recent 2014 I drank, the 2013 is better and will age well, too.

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