2017 Ladd Cellars Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  11/2/2023 - bgdau Likes this wine:

  This was a BD 2022 special. Eric said to wait a bit. I did and this was wonderful!

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  9/24/2023 - Andrew H wrote: 93 Points

  Another delightful effort, light gold, bracing acidity and minerality with tropical fruit featuring passion fruit and pineapple, clean finish.

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  8/21/2022 - ChateauShiny Likes this wine: 93 Points

  I am typically not a Chard guy, but I could get used to wines like this.
  
  Initial nose was fairly reductive. After 30 minutes in the glass I get gunflint, lemon oil, cinnamon, flowers, a bit of yeasty bread note, and a bit of candied pineapple. Medium bodied, a great acid backbone, and smooth texture that avoids the excessive creaminess which I dislike in Cali Chards. Palate is focused a spiced lemon, pineapple, and orange. I get a huge crest of minerals right after the fruit. Long pineapple, orange zest, and flinty finish.
  
  This wine has focus and a strong spine.

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  7/8/2022 - tward Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Excellent, straddling new and old, this has excellent ripeness and concentration and a long finish balanced impeccably on a mineral frame. Ripe citrus, maybe nectarine?, perfect acidity. Drank well over several nights.
  
  13.9% abv
  
  No hurry here, this looks like it could age gracefully.

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  7/8/2022 - Biskuit Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Just great chardonnay. Bright clear pale straw yellow with a touch of green. A slightly gunflinty reductive character on the nose, slate, lemon oil, a bit of tropical fruit/pineapple, musky white flowers. Clean and bright acidity, great balance and texture, bright fruit balanced with minerality, some bass notes come in on the finish that merges into a persistent orange rind citrus acidity. Clearly rooted in California but with some nice Chablis-ish / Burg-ish character separating it from the pack. Fantastic for the price.

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