California wines but not from Napa: Drank a small glass over an hour. This was in a lineup with two chardonnays. While it stood out, I understood the resemblence as well. Its as if the Rhone variety's lift the larger chardonnay and give more structure. Quite floral, honey, beeswax, apricots and a viscous mouthfeel.
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Monthly Tasting Group: California: Anything but Napa (BLVD Kitchen & Bar, Wayzata, MN): Light-medium gold color. Small glass over 30 minutes. So the one word that comes to mind for this wine is: Schizophrenic. This is a wine that doesn't know what it wants to be. The blend is pretty out there (Roussanne 41%, Chard 26%, Petit Mensang 14%, Viognier 12% and Gelbert Muskateller 7%), and it sort of tastes like all of them. This is not to say I didn't like it, because I did. There are some interesting aromatics, I mean it is effusive aromatically. I like the brine and swampy earthiness on the nose; there's plenty of tropical fruits, and the palate is round and plush, though there seems to be enough acid and minerality to boost it. 92-93pts.
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Peach, papaya, cantaloupe, beeswax, vanilla, cardamom pod, coriander. It's a rich, unctuous wine. Even with it's high alcohol it maintains balance, and doesn't feel too hot. This feels like a feat at 15.3%. We tried from 4 different glasses to compare, and preferred a burgundy stem by far. Great wine!
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Quite incredible in some ways - nose opens up and gives a fair bit Sone rich deep notes and flavours Palate is quite punchy but given depth the 15.3% doesn’t detract as much as it could It’s is fresh, it is big and does have that lanolin and furniture polish element Has a good long finish, great drive and energy
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4/24/2024 - galewskj wrote: 94 Points
California wines but not from Napa: Drank a small glass over an hour. This was in a lineup with two chardonnays. While it stood out, I understood the resemblence as well. Its as if the Rhone variety's lift the larger chardonnay and give more structure. Quite floral, honey, beeswax, apricots and a viscous mouthfeel.
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4/21/2024 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
Monthly Tasting Group: California: Anything but Napa (BLVD Kitchen & Bar, Wayzata, MN): Light-medium gold color. Small glass over 30 minutes. So the one word that comes to mind for this wine is: Schizophrenic. This is a wine that doesn't know what it wants to be. The blend is pretty out there (Roussanne 41%, Chard 26%, Petit Mensang 14%, Viognier 12% and Gelbert Muskateller 7%), and it sort of tastes like all of them. This is not to say I didn't like it, because I did. There are some interesting aromatics, I mean it is effusive aromatically. I like the brine and swampy earthiness on the nose; there's plenty of tropical fruits, and the palate is round and plush, though there seems to be enough acid and minerality to boost it. 92-93pts.
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4/21/2024 - Geoff Likes this wine: 95 Points
Beautiful multifloral wine wine good body and gravitas. Benefited from extended aeration and even better the next day.
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3/23/2024 - driftless Likes this wine:
Peach, papaya, cantaloupe, beeswax, vanilla, cardamom pod, coriander. It's a rich, unctuous wine. Even with it's high alcohol it maintains balance, and doesn't feel too hot. This feels like a feat at 15.3%. We tried from 4 different glasses to compare, and preferred a burgundy stem by far. Great wine!
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3/23/2024 - Mbad77 wrote: 93 Points
Quite incredible in some ways - nose opens up and gives a fair bit
Sone rich deep notes and flavours
Palate is quite punchy but given depth the 15.3% doesn’t detract as much as it could
It’s is fresh, it is big and does have that lanolin and furniture polish element
Has a good long finish, great drive and energy
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