2016 Chateau Ste. Michelle Chardonnay Indian Wells

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 86.3 points

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  6/14/2020 - Brent25 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Clear medium gold; clean medium plus nose of butter, brioche, lemon curd, light caramel and ripe mango; dry; medium plus acidity; medium plus alcohol; full body; medium plus flavour intensity; pfn with addition of burnt caramel and fruit payoff; medium plus finish; drink now; well balanced and elegant

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  5/23/2020 - Brent25 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Clear medium gold; clean medium plus nose of ripe lemon, butter and croissant; dry; medium plus acidity; medium plus alcohol; medium plus body; medium plus flavour intensity; pfn with a little caramel; medium plus finish; drink now; very respectable, okay Chardonnay

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  5/18/2020 - Minne Lusa Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Clear golden straw color with a floral and citrus nose. Tart up front with a cool minerality that jumps out early for a Chardonnay with these characteristics. Lemony tartness transitions quickly to a rich and buttery mouthfeel with layers of peach, pineapple, and papaya. If what I'm enjoying is consistent with when this vintage is cellared properly, I'd argue that crowd-think has resulted in lower than deserved recent reviews. There isn't much more aging potential, maybe another year, but it's still delicious now.

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  8/24/2019 - srh Likes this wine:

  Taste OR & WA Wines (San Diego Wine Co.): WAY too cold
  
  "Most of the fruit comes from warmer Chard vyds on the Wahluke slope & from our Cold Creek Vyd. Ripe grapes were lightly pressed & inoculated with yeast designed for accentuated, fruit-forward flavors. 100% sur lie aged for 6 mos; Barrel aged in 35% new AM & FR oak barrels; Malolactic fermentation also took place to add softness, balance, & depth. 13.5% ABV, 0.59 g/100 ml T.A., & 3.49 pH;" 137,000 cases made.
  
  N: An intriguing melding of funk/butter, then the latter with undertones of lemons
  
  P: Med body; RNDISH entry with ALMOST swtish OAK/frt met by crisp acidity which becomes the driving force into & through the LONG, poss very, VERY slightly bitterish finish with a deft tangy/swtness. Drink now & into EARLY Summer '20 'fore the oak on this wood-driven wine potentially goes beserk. My VG+, *poss* EXC- *if* QPR @ this tasted price is the focus. 90 pts WS, & 88, then 86, WE @ $17. [This vendor's (closeout?) $8.99 is 1/2 outliers @ that price, everyone else on wine-searcher being at LEAST $3 > !]

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  8/3/2019 - Wawallawine wrote: 71 Points

  Not a huge fan, little harsh initially, fruity, decently smooth finish

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