2017 Stratus Chardonnay Unfiltered & Bottled with Lees

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  11/7/2020 - OttawaB Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Cloudy (on the lees) , pale lemon. Aromas show fresh lemons, steely, maybe some grapefruit, and a whiff of caramel.
  Medium acidity, medium bodied, and nice intensity and weight on the palate.
  Flavours follow aromas … except the caramel is more prevalent. The oak treatment seems a bit more overt here. The lemon flavours tend to be creamier/lemon curd.
  Would like to see less on the oak treatment. But it is a tasty and enjoyable wine.

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  4/4/2020 - Brent25 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Cloudy pale lemon; clean medium nose of fresh lemon and funk; dry; medium plus acidity; medium plus alcohol; medium plus body; medium plus flavour intensity; palate is much more expressive than nose - ripe lemons, croissant, sweet grapefruit and a hint of caramel; medium plus finish; drink now or in another 2 years; outstanding wine - dicey on the nose but absolutely delicious on the palate

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  12/28/2019 - Brent25 wrote: 87 Points

  Cloudy pale limoncello - lees are obvious; clean medium nose of yeast and lemon; dry; medium plus acidity; high alcohol; medium plus body; medium plus flavor intensity; palate is fairly simple and tastes like weak lemon curd; medium plus finish; very good quality; a little too one dimensionally simple - hopefully complexity will come with a bit of age

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