2019 Vice Versa Chardonnay Platt Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 95.8 points

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  12/29/2023 - AaronMaxwell Likes this wine:

  Can’t rate because we’re drinking from plastic glasses at a pool in Los Cabos…but it’s delicious 😎

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  10/25/2023 - BradleyL Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Wow - back up the truck and buy all the bottles that you see of this. The other reviewer saying that this is a wine that demands attention is spot on - this is a tense, energetic wine that almost punches you in the mouth. Tons of acidity and less oak than you might associate with a Napa/Sonoma chard, but incredibly long finish. I'm sure this is a wine that will get better with time, but it's hard to keep hands off of something so exciting and enjoyable.
  
  And I agree this is better at a colder temperature.

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  10/14/2023 - WineBurrowingWombat Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Aromas of tropical fruits with a fresh breeze like you’re stranded on an island. Wet stones, grass and pineapples with fresh pears. Some dry, frayed, spiced oak on the nose as well.
  
  Fresh and swift on the palate, similar fruit from the nose, prickly dried hay, and minerals. Good energy, and great juiciness with the nice acidity. Might wanna serve these at cellar temp as it seemed to be a bit more exciting at a cooler temp.

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  5/13/2023 - jonboy74 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Im not a big drinker of whites but damnit this is incredible. Popped after a long day of snowboarding in sierra cement then driving 3.5 hrs home. Many CA chards ive had always have some kind of off-putting green note, or are thin, or hot, or over oaked... not this one, just pure elegance in the (grassl) glass.
  
  LiteItOnFire got me going with VV and Im glad he did. These are awesome. 4 left in the offsite, not feeling in any hurry to consume.

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  1/26/2023 - msuwine wrote: 94 Points

  There is often an urgency to CA Chardonnay that is distinct from White Burgundy. CA leans forward in the mouth, in an energetic, look-at-me, pulsating kind of way. Viewed with derision, the wine is searching for a compliment; viewed with affection, it's deserving of one. I don't know which perspective is better (though I find myself gravitating towards Old World subtlety as I get older) - but make no mistake: this wine demands attention.
  
  Is that attention rewarded? Mostly, but I didn't see the fireworks that others did at the moment (or, maybe I just thought the show was a little loud - and, by the way, get-off-my-lawn!). Light yellow in color and full in body, the wine offers aromas of pear, cantaloupe, and vanilla bean. The flavors are dense, with notes of lemon peel, orange marmalade, and gooseberry, with a pungent finish that softens, a bit, after a few hours. 14% alcohol. 94 at the moment, but it should improve in another year or so (as have prior vintages of this wine).

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