again. This wine continues to be outstanding. Texturally crisp, vibrant, adolescent with bright fruit. Savory secondary characteristics peeking through with lanolin, honey suckle supported by a great saline acidity. Crushed seashells and ocean air. Fantastic.
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I have enjoyed well made aged Chards before with many more years under the belt that felt very fresh and vibrant. This is not one of those. Its fading and feeling heavy. Oak seems well integrated at this point. Another miss from underground cellars.
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Creamy lemon, twist of vanilla on finish. Depth of flavor and beautifully integrated into the body of the wine. Both elegant and flavorful. Just the right amount of power and restraint.
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Popped and poured. Served in riedel burg glasses. Enjoyed over several hours in the incredibly good weather of PDX yesterday.
This was great throughout its temperature change as it warmed.
The notes are classic aged california chard with a bit of tropical notes, trace lanolin and great acidity. The oak has integrated. The salinity, ocean air and spray, minerality, and crushed shells aspects are striking. Delicate in its presentation, its intensity only shows itself in the duration of finish (very lengthy). This is clearly at its peak. Holy sh!t, is it beautiful now. Why wait?
Punching Covid in the face with this.
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2/12/2021 - arthrovine wrote:
again. This wine continues to be outstanding. Texturally crisp, vibrant, adolescent with bright fruit. Savory secondary characteristics peeking through with lanolin, honey suckle supported by a great saline acidity. Crushed seashells and ocean air. Fantastic.
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11/29/2020 - TottenCellars wrote:
I have enjoyed well made aged Chards before with many more years under the belt that felt very fresh and vibrant. This is not one of those. Its fading and feeling heavy. Oak seems well integrated at this point. Another miss from underground cellars.
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10/31/2020 - BURGHen Boy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Creamy lemon, twist of vanilla on finish. Depth of flavor and beautifully integrated into the body of the wine. Both elegant and flavorful. Just the right amount of power and restraint.
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4/12/2020 - arthrovine wrote:
Popped and poured. Served in riedel burg glasses. Enjoyed over several hours in the incredibly good weather of PDX yesterday.
This was great throughout its temperature change as it warmed.
The notes are classic aged california chard with a bit of tropical notes, trace lanolin and great acidity. The oak has integrated. The salinity, ocean air and spray, minerality, and crushed shells aspects are striking. Delicate in its presentation, its intensity only shows itself in the duration of finish (very lengthy). This is clearly at its peak. Holy sh!t, is it beautiful now. Why wait?
Punching Covid in the face with this.
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7/6/2018 - agodea Likes this wine: 90 Points
Classic chard. Butter on the nose, medium french oak.
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