2017 Ladd Cellars Chardonnay Cuvée Voile

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 92.6 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View grafstrb's profile
  • Report Issue

  11/10/2023 - grafstrb wrote:

  -- decanted immediately before initial taste --
  -- tasted non-blind over 1.5 hrs. --
  
  NOSE: expressive and high-toned; apple, with a hint of butter; orange/lemon mix, with a bubblegum tail.
  
  BODY: golden yellow color; lots of tartrate crystals present; {forgot to note weight}
  
  TASTE: Lovely Chardonnay flavors, that lean just a little towards "fuzzy Chenin" in one sense, and lean a little "appley Manzanilla" in another; medium+ to high acidity; long finish, where the flor makes a faint, but noticeable, appearance; alc. is hidden; this continues to be absolutely stupendous! Ash gut impression score: 91. I'm still around 93. No apparent need to drink anytime soon, but it is quite pleasurable now.

  2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Discobiscuits42's profile
  • Report Issue

  5/14/2023 - Discobiscuits42 wrote: 94 Points

  Very nice. Excellent balance. Light straw color. Rather rounded out of the gate but not buttery yet remains light with an ethereal grip. Lemon grass, stone, yellow apple. Has a great zing. Very tasty!!! Becomes edgier with time in the decanter. Interesting progression. 12.8. Amazing body for low abv. Left in decanter for about six hours and continues to show very well. Very Chablis like. Just delicious.

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View thalver's profile
  • Report Issue

  3/17/2022 - thalver wrote:

  decanted and poured about fifteen minutes later...pleasant, but the last sips some time later showed much, much better

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Brian Glas's profile
  • Report Issue

  2/7/2022 - Brian Glas Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Tasted after 1 hour of air. Lemon curd. Racy acidity. Plenty of lift. Some well intergraded oak. Nice clean finish. Very nice.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View WetRock's profile
  • Report Issue

  2/1/2022 - WetRock wrote:

  This wine is a great reminder about serving temperatures. First popped, at fridge chill, the "voile" character really shows in the way of a sort of a light white vinegar character. As this warms, the Chardonnay fruit unfolds bringing that process character into balance. It also really makes this wine take flight. The lemon chiffon is really enhanced by the light sherry quality and vice versa. The finish has terrific lift, even with some chalky grip. It might have a touch too much tang still for some people used to richer Chardonnay but I think that will be folded into the Chardonnay further opening with a bit more age. A terrific dinner companion. A unique expression and very good.

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

View all 8 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.