2016 McHenry Hohnen Chardonnay Hazel's Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 96.3 points

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  7/10/2022 - Morgan1132 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Love it.
  
  Still quite pale in the glass. Expected a bit more golden colour with age. The nose shows the age though, honey and caramel on top of nougat, lemon and peach.
  
  Sweet caramel hits the palate first. Acid is high and still feels fresh with lemon and nougat / biscuit. Mouth feel is exceptional. Feels oily and rich but at the same time lifted and fresh. Balance is amazing.
  
  Age is showing a little, not as progressed as I expected but I think you wouldn't want to lose that zing. I would love to have another in 5 to see how it evolves but this is my only bottle
  
  Interestingly, I bought a 3 pack of the single vineyards at the same time. The one I opened last year was a bit limp and I thought probably not at its best already so was nervous about this bottle. This was fantastic

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  7/5/2020 - Andrew67 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  I like this a lot. Lemon, lime, peach, melon, vanilla, oak. Taut acidity with fresh, vibrant fruit. No real tertiary notes yet. Good finish and balanced.

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  3/3/2019 - Frijole wrote:

  light yellow, lots of clarity, silvery hue
  Nose: apricot, green apple, minerals, flint, musk, orange zest, wax, vanilla, clove, green herbs, oak
  Pal: pear, apricot, green apple, minerals, flint, musk, orange zest, wax, vanilla, clove, green herbs, oak, touch complexity
  Feel: full, acidic
  Finish: long
  T9 (could be a 10)

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  4/24/2018 - BryonJ Likes this wine: 99 Points

  Full bodied, plenty of Chardonnay fruit with balanced acidity and mineral flavour. Smooth vanilla light oak finish

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