2006 Beringer Vineyards Chardonnay Founders' Estate

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 84.3 points

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  9/27/2015 - Angle Gold wrote: 84 Points

  Had this lying around so decided to knock it off. Definitely past its prime but still drinkable. Smells a bit musty, but apple and notes of citrus on the palate.

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  11/20/2009 - arass wrote: 86 Points

  wine is clean tasting, but perhaps a little watery. Inoffensive and drinkable, but not memorable

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  10/5/2009 - grantsky wrote: 82 Points

  Golden-straw yellow color. Big oak and substantial butteryness on the nose and palate. Almost no fruit, but a touch of almond on the nose. Alot of oak, pear, vanilla, pineapple with a surprisingly long finsih. Good for the pricepoint.

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  5/2/2009 - dodongo wrote: 84 Points

  Can't believe I'm taking the time to review a cheapie from Beringer, but this was surprising. One thing you do get from cheaper Chardonnay is that it is simply unaffordable to put it through the wringer as many oft-maligned California Chardonnays are (I'm not judging that STYLE here, mind you, just this particular wine!). So what I found in my glass after pouring a drink was a chardonnay that gives off plenty of oaky-buttery big body characteristics, but refreshingly heaves a load of fruit over your palate along with that. Still, it's a cheap CaliChard, so there's some weirdness like a surprisingly long, but disappointingly grape skin bitter finish. That said, I think it takes some cajones to even attempt a finish of that length on a mass-produced $11 Chardonnay.
  
  The real coup here may be the potential to exploit this in a restaurant setting. I would bet this would do nicely as a "house" Chardonnay, by the glass for $5 or $6 , especially in some of the more wine-naive areas (as compared to here in the Bay Area where you can't sell a wine without declaring vintner, vintage and variety). A while back I was in the Midwest and Olive Garden tried to sell me on a Kendall Jackson Chard for around that price range. I found this much more appealing, especially while thinking of creamy dishes, white fish, chicken (picatta, esp.), maybe even eggplant parmigiana.

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  10/30/2008 - dcoplan wrote: 78 Points

  Fairly basic wine with both a little bit of character to give it some props and some chalky bitterness that sets it back. Good for bringing to a BBQ or a party.

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