2005 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Home Block

Community Tasting Notes (50) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  11/27/2014 - Italiana Likes this wine:

  Somehow lost in the cellar, this bottle showed pronounced browning of the color--more amber than gold/yellow. Oxidized aromas, but not off-putting. Tasted like what I imagine a low-alcohol sherry might. Interesting.

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  12/28/2013 - Gravity wrote:

  Past its prime...

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  1/23/2013 - FLI Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Excellent balance. Drinking really well right now.

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  6/9/2012 - pismo45 wrote: 92 Points

  Pretty nose of yellow fruit and lemon. Same in a rather full body that's very balanced with nice acidity. Will probably get better.

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  4/10/2012 - FLI Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Very big wine. Huge fruit and fair amount of oak, with bracing acidity to match. In your face. Yet, despite all that, somehow manages to pull it off and come off with balance. Not my favorite Chardonnay, but a memorable and impressive bottle for being so showy without being uneven.

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