2018 Painted Rock Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  4/19/2020 - geoffjb Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This was very smooth with ripe yellow fruit and a hint of butter. Oak levels and acidity both seemed balanced to me. I have yet to try a Painted Rock I don't like and this Chardonnay—the only white they produce—is no exception. This has the acidity to last another few years but it drinks well right now.

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  2/28/2020 - David J Cooper wrote:

  Clear light yellow. Woodworking shop, hardwood cut with a dull table saw blade, acrid smoke. Toasted oak, and butter flavours and an oak driven dry finish.
  
  I will not score this. This is a wine in search of the dump bucket.

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  12/1/2019 - Francois Le Mouel Likes this wine: 92 Points

  One of my favourite Chardonnay in the valley. After a few vintages that were more mineral and old world in style, the 2018 is the perfect mix of old world/new world. Notes of high quality oak with a good dose of orchard fruits. Balanced and long. Enjoy now and over the next 7-9 years. Buy, buy, buy.

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  9/28/2019 - tunaguy wrote: 90 Points

  yellow apple, citrus, baking spices, bruleed sugar. lacked a little acidity for my palate but still very nice

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