2013 Shafer Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (57) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  7/16/2022 - West Coast Wine Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Showing great right now. No signs of age as this is still light straw in color with no real color variation which was expected. Bright citrus on the nose and a touch of oak. Med body and still vibrant acid. Guessed this was an Eastside Aubert initially. One of the best Shafer Chardonnay’s I’ve had in the last 10+ years especially with some age.

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  3/20/2022 - JCGuthrie wrote:

  Very light on the palate, with primarily rounded citrus notes and plenty of acid.

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  8/5/2021 - NiklasT Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Wonderful bottle, opens up with blossom which soon turns into more expected notes of caramelized corn, grilled lemons, lemon-peel and very ripe, yellow apples. Broad, intense with balance and great mouthfeel and length. Excellent example of mature, sun-kissed chardonnay. Very enjoyable now and Will probably stay in this phase 3-5 years more.

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  7/19/2021 - JCGuthrie wrote: 92 Points

  Pop n' pour. This bottle showed really nicely, with notes of citrus zest and some tropical fruit.

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  2/20/2021 - JCGuthrie wrote:

  This showed less balanced and more acidic early on, with lots of preserved lemon on the nose, joined by lime pith and under-ripe nectarine on the palate. I recall other bottles drinking a little better right out of the bottle, but with air the complexities did emerge...perhaps just to a lesser degree than previous bottles.

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