My last bottle of this vintage and it goes out with a bang. The fruit is still lasting, which for a California chard is good. The aromas come out of the glass and the finish is moderate. I so enjoy Nick and Andy's wines (you too Vanessa). The drink window can be pushed another year or two, but I wouldn't try for more than that unless you are "testing" for longevity of wines.
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Drank this over three days and it morphed and improved during that time. Bright and saline and lemony on Day 1, full-bodied, svelte and expansive by Day 3. Delicious now, but will improve easily for the next 5 years, maybe longer. Well done!
The winery notes state this is now 80% estate fruit, which shows.
Sourced from the winery.
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Aromas of honeydew melon, slight lemon and vanilla; flavors of pear mixed with lemon and vanilla with a balanced and mild acidity providing a mild finish with just a slight kick of oak. This wine is drinking well now and has another 2 years in the bottle, but why wait?
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Surprisingly in more of a creamy style than I'm used to from this producer. Full with flavors of white pear, ripe melon, kiwi and a trace of salinity. Oak is prominent and a bit heavy on the finish. Don't this improving much in the long haul. Good but not my favorite version of this wine
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4/7/2024 - Mortgage92 Likes this wine: 92 Points
My last bottle of this vintage and it goes out with a bang. The fruit is still lasting, which for a California chard is good. The aromas come out of the glass and the finish is moderate. I so enjoy Nick and Andy's wines (you too Vanessa). The drink window can be pushed another year or two, but I wouldn't try for more than that unless you are "testing" for longevity of wines.
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9/22/2023 - Vinsboro Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank this over three days and it morphed and improved during that time. Bright and saline and lemony on Day 1, full-bodied, svelte and expansive by Day 3. Delicious now, but will improve easily for the next 5 years, maybe longer. Well done!
The winery notes state this is now 80% estate fruit, which shows.
Sourced from the winery.
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4/2/2023 - Mortgage92 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nothing has changed since my previous note on this particular wine. Yes, I dropped my score by 1....so?
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2/5/2023 - Mortgage92 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Aromas of honeydew melon, slight lemon and vanilla; flavors of pear mixed with lemon and vanilla with a balanced and mild acidity providing a mild finish with just a slight kick of oak. This wine is drinking well now and has another 2 years in the bottle, but why wait?
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9/25/2022 - 6831 wrote: 90 Points
Surprisingly in more of a creamy style than I'm used to from this producer. Full with flavors of white pear, ripe melon, kiwi and a trace of salinity. Oak is prominent and a bit heavy on the finish. Don't this improving much in the long haul. Good but not my favorite version of this wine
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